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See also: Gwladfa

Welsh

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Etymology

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From gwlad (country) +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwladfa f (plural gwladfeydd)

  1. a colony (a settlement or governmental unit)
    Synonym: trefedigaeth

Derived terms

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  • cytref (colony (in biology or chemistry))
  • nythfa (colony (of birds or insects))

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwladfa
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwladfa wladfa ngwladfa unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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