gwastad

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwastat, from Proto-Brythonic *gwostad (whence Breton goustad), from Proto-Celtic *uɸostatos (whence Old Irish fossad (“stationary, fixed”)).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡwasdad/, [ˈɡwastad]
Rhymes: -asdad

Adjective

gwastad (feminine singular gwastad, plural gwastad, equative mor wastad, comparative mwy gwastad, superlative mwyaf gwastad)

flat, level, smooth
consistent

Noun

gwastad m (plural gwastadoedd or gwastadau or gwastadion)

plain, a flat area of land

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwastad*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwastad	wastad	ngwastad	unchanged

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

References

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

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

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