castell

cestyll (plural)
castelli (plural)
castell
gastell (soft)
nghastell
chastell

From Middle Welsh castell, from Proto-Brythonic *kastell, from Latin castellum. Compare Breton kastell, kestell, Cornish kastel.


dawns

dawnsiau (plural)
dawns
ddawns (soft)
nawns


brenin

cy-noun

brenin m (plural brenhinoedd, feminine brenhines)

brenhinoedd (plural)
brenhines (feminine)
brenin
frenin (soft)
mrenin

From Middle Welsh brenhin, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin, from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.


sêr

cy-noun

sêr f (collective, singulative seren, not mutable)

From Proto-Brythonic *ster, from Proto-Celtic *sterā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Cornish ster, Breton ster.

sêr tywydd

barometer earthstars, Astraeus hygrometricus

sêr y Pyreneau

Pyrenean squills, Scilla Pyrenean squill


doli

dolïau (plural)
dolis (plural)
doli
ddoli (soft)
noli


cath

cathod (plural)
cathau (plural)
cath
gath (soft)
nghath
chath

From Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā.

(games, with definite article as y gath) tipcat


dawnsio

cy-verb

dawnsio (first-person singular present dawnsiaf)

dawnsiaf (first-person present singular)
dawnsiaf (first-person future indicative present singular)
dawnsi (future indicative present second-person singular)
dawnsia (future indicative present singular third-person)
dawnsiwn (first-person future indicative plural present)
dawnsiwch (future indicative plural present second-person)
dawnsiant (future indicative plural present third-person)
dawnsir (future impersonal indicative present)
dawnsiwn (conditional first-person singular)
dawnsiwn (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
dawnsit (conditional second-person singular)
dawnsit (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
dawnsiai (conditional singular third-person)
dawnsiai (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dawnsiem (conditional first-person plural)
dawnsiem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
dawnsiech (conditional plural second-person)
dawnsiech (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
dawnsient (conditional plural third-person)
dawnsient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dawnsid (conditional impersonal)
dawnsid (imperfect impersonal indicative)
dawnsiais (first-person preterite singular)
dawnsiaist (preterite second-person singular)
dawnsiodd (preterite singular third-person)
dawnsiasom (first-person plural preterite)
dawnsiasoch (plural preterite second-person)
dawnsiasant (plural preterite third-person)
dawnsiwyd (impersonal preterite)
dawnsiaswn (first-person pluperfect singular)
dawnsiasit (pluperfect second-person singular)
dawnsiasai (pluperfect singular third-person)
dawnsiasem (first-person pluperfect plural)
dawnsiasech (pluperfect plural second-person)
dawnsiasent (pluperfect plural third-person)
dawnsiasid (impersonal pluperfect)
dawnsiesid (impersonal pluperfect)
dawnsiwyf (first-person present singular subjunctive)
dawnsiech (present second-person singular subjunctive)
dawnsio (present singular subjunctive third-person)
dawnsiom (first-person plural present subjunctive)
dawnsioch (plural present second-person subjunctive)
dawnsiont (plural present subjunctive third-person)
dawnsier (impersonal present subjunctive)
dawnsia (imperative second-person singular)
dawnsied (imperative singular third-person)
dawnsiwn (first-person imperative plural)
dawnsiwch (imperative plural second-person)
dawnsient (imperative plural third-person)
dawnsier (imperative impersonal)
dawnsio (noun-from-verb)
dawnsia i (first-person future singular)
dawnsiaf i (first-person future singular)
dawnsi di (future second-person singular)
dawnsith o (future singular third-person)
e (future singular third-person)
hi (future singular third-person)
dawnsiff e (future singular third-person)
dawnsiwn ni (first-person future plural)
dawnsiwch chi (future plural second-person)
dawnsian nhw (future plural third-person)
dawnsiwn i (conditional first-person singular)
dawnswn i (conditional first-person singular)
dawnsiet ti (conditional second-person singular)
dawnset ti (conditional second-person singular)
dawnsiai fo (conditional singular third-person)
fe (conditional singular third-person)
hi (conditional singular third-person)
dawnsai fo (conditional singular third-person)
dawnsien ni (conditional first-person plural)
dawnsen ni (conditional first-person plural)
dawnsiech chi (conditional plural second-person)
dawnsech chi (conditional plural second-person)
dawnsien nhw (conditional plural third-person)
dawnsen nhw (conditional plural third-person)
dawnsiais i (first-person preterite singular)
dawnsies i (first-person preterite singular)
dawnsiaist ti (preterite second-person singular)
dawnsiest ti (preterite second-person singular)
dawnsiodd o (preterite singular third-person)
e (preterite singular third-person)
hi (preterite singular third-person)
dawnsion ni (first-person plural preterite)
dawnsioch chi (plural preterite second-person)
dawnsion nhw (plural preterite third-person)
dawnsia (imperative second-person singular)
dawnsiwch (imperative plural second-person)
dawnsio
ddawnsio (soft)
nawnsio

Mae Siân yn dawnsio gyda Siôn.
Siân is dancing with Siôn.


ril

cy-noun

ril f (plural rils or riliau, not mutable)


marchog

marchogion (plural)
marchog
farchog (soft)

From Middle Welsh marchawc, from Proto-Brythonic *marxọg, from Proto-Celtic *markākos. Equivalent to march + -og.


jac

jac m (plural jaciau or jacs, not mutable)


gwyddbwyll

/ˈɡwɨ̞ðbʊɨ̯ɬ/

/ˈɡʊi̯ðbʊi̯ɬ/

/ˈɡwɪðbʊi̯ɬ/

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨðbuɨll, from Proto-Celtic *widukʷēslā (literally “wood intelligence”). By surface analysis, gwŷdd (“trees, wood”) + pwyll (“consideration, reason”). Compare Cornish gwydhbol, Breton gwezboell and also Irish ficheall, Scottish Gaelic fidhcheall, Manx feeal.


brenhines

breninesau (plural)
brenhines
frenhines (soft)
mrenhines


teyrn

cy-noun

teyrn m (plural teyrnedd or teyrniaid or teyrnion)

teyrnedd (plural)
teyrniaid (plural)
teyrnion (plural)
teyrn
deyrn (soft)
nheyrn
theyrn

From Middle Welsh teyrn, from Old Welsh *tigern, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *tigernos; compare Old Irish tigerna.


clybiau

clybiau
glybiau (soft)
nghlybiau
chlybiau


gôl

Borrowed from English goal. Doublet of gâl (“goal”, obsolete).


chwarae

chwarae m (plural chwaraeon, not mutable)

From Middle Welsh chwarae, from Old Welsh guaroimaou (“playground”). Of uncertain ultimate origin; VGK suggests Proto-Celtic *worigo-, related to Irish fuirech (*fo-rig), second element possibly related to *regeti (“to stretch, straighten”)).
Cognate with Cornish gwari and Breton c'hoari.

torri ar chwarae rhywun

to put a spoke in someone's wheel, put an end to someone’s antics


croesair

croesairiau (plural)
croesair
groesair (soft)
nghroesair
chroesair


gwerin

gwerinoedd (plural)
gwerin
werin (soft)
ngwerin

From Proto-Brythonic *gwörin (compare Old Breton guerin glossing Latin factiō, Middle Breton gueryn (“people”)), from Proto-Celtic *worīnā (compare Old Irish foirenn glossing factiō, modern Irish foireann (“staff, team”)).


tegan

teganau (plural)
tegan
degan (soft)
nhegan
thegan

(figuratively) one's loved one, pet, favourite


barcud

barcud m (plural barcutiaid or barcudiaid)

barcutiaid (plural)
barcudiaid (plural)
barcud
farcud (soft)
marcud

Equivalent to bery (“bird of prey”) + cud (“kite”).


tegan anwes

teganau anwes (plural)
tegan anwes
degan anwes (soft)
nhegan anwes
thegan anwes


tegan meddal

teganau meddal (plural)
tegan meddal
degan meddal (soft)
nhegan meddal
thegan meddal


gwerinwr

gwerinwyr (plural)
gwerinwr
werinwr (soft)
ngwerinwr


esgob

esgobion (plural)
esgyb (plural)
esgob
hesgob (prothesis-h)

From Middle Welsh esgob, from Old Welsh escop, from Proto-Brythonic *eskob, a borrowing from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”). Cognate with Cornish epskop, Breton eskob.


siwt

cy-noun

siwt m or f (plural siwtiau, not mutable)

Borrowed from Middle English sute. Doublet of sut.


symudiad

symudiad m (plural symudiadau, not mutable)


siachmat

siachmat m (plural siachmatau, not mutable)

Learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”).


siach

From siachmat, by analogy with English check from checkmate. A learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”).


tŷ dol

tai dol (plural)
tŷ dol
dŷ dol (soft)
nhŷ dol
thŷ dol


meillion

cy-noun

meillion f (collective, singulative meillionen)


pŵl

(games) a pool of billiards, an instance of playing billiards

(games) pool (cue sport played on a pool table; any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join)


calonnau

calonnau
galonnau (soft)
nghalonnau
chalonnau


buarth chwarae

buarth chwarae m (plural buarthau chawarae)

buarthau chawarae (plural)
buarth chwarae
fuarth chwarae (soft)
muarth chwarae

From buarth (“yard, enclosure”) + chwarae (“play”).


diemyntau

/d͡ʒɛˈməntɛ/


card chwarae

card chwarae m (plural cardiau chawarae)

cardiau chawarae (plural)
card chwarae
gard chwarae (soft)
nghard chwarae
chard chwarae