gweilgi

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wailos (“wolf, howler”) +‎ ci (“dog”). Compare also Irish faolchú (“wolf”).

Noun

gweilgi f (plural gweilgïoedd)

sea
torrent

Derived terms

(literary) gwas y weilgi (“albatross”)
gŵydd y weilgi (“gannet”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gweilgi	weilgi	ngweilgi	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gweilgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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