"golau" meaning in Welsh

See golau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/ [North-Wales, standard], /ˈɡɔlɛ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈɡɔla/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈɡoːlai̯/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈɡɔlai̯/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈɡoːlɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈɡɔlɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: golau [feminine, singular], goleuon [plural], goleued [equative], goleuach [comparative], goleuaf [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|goleu}} Middle Welsh goleu, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*gwoluɣʉ}} Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*lewk-}} Proto-Indo-European *lewk-, {{cog|kw|golow}} Cornish golow, {{cog|br|gouloù}} Breton gouloù Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|f=golau|pl=goleuon|stem=goleu}} golau (feminine singular golau, plural goleuon, equative goleued, comparative goleuach, superlative goleuaf)
  1. light, bright
    Sense id: en-golau-cy-adj-LIcgBWJR
  2. fair (of hair)
    Sense id: en-golau-cy-adj-KTxprwTf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: celwydd golau (english: white lie)

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/ [North-Wales, standard], /ˈɡɔlɛ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈɡɔla/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈɡoːlai̯/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈɡɔlai̯/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈɡoːlɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈɡɔlɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: goleuau [plural], goleuon [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], golau [error-unrecognized-form], olau [soft], ngolau [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|goleu}} Middle Welsh goleu, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*gwoluɣʉ}} Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*lewk-}} Proto-Indo-European *lewk-, {{cog|kw|golow}} Cornish golow, {{cog|br|gouloù}} Breton gouloù Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|goleuau|pl2=goleuon}} golau m (plural goleuau or goleuon) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. light Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Light Derived forms: blwyddyn golau (english: light year), golau blaen (english: headlight), golau ôl (english: rear light), golau pen (english: headlamp, lamp worn on head), goleuad (english: light source), goleudy (english: lighthouse), goleuni (english: illumination), goleuo (english: to illuminate)
    Sense id: en-golau-cy-noun-macCYXLU Disambiguation of Light: 27 0 73 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 89

Inflected forms

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      "word": "celwydd golau"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù.",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "goleuon",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "goleued",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "goleuach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔla/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoːlai̯/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlai̯/",
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        "standard"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡoːlɛ/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlɛ/",
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        "colloquial"
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  ],
  "word": "golau"
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    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "word": "blwyddyn golau"
        },
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          "word": "golau blaen"
        },
        {
          "english": "rear light",
          "word": "golau ôl"
        },
        {
          "english": "headlamp, lamp worn on head",
          "word": "golau pen"
        },
        {
          "english": "light source",
          "word": "goleuad"
        },
        {
          "english": "lighthouse",
          "word": "goleudy"
        },
        {
          "english": "illumination",
          "word": "goleuni"
        },
        {
          "english": "to illuminate",
          "word": "goleuo"
        }
      ],
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        "light"
      ],
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          "light",
          "light"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlɛ/",
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        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔla/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoːlai̯/",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlai̯/",
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        "South-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlɛ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔla/",
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡoːlai̯/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlai̯/",
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      "english": "rear light",
      "word": "golau ôl"
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      "english": "headlamp, lamp worn on head",
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    {
      "english": "light source",
      "word": "goleuad"
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    {
      "english": "lighthouse",
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    },
    {
      "english": "illumination",
      "word": "goleuni"
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      "english": "to illuminate",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "light"
      ],
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          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔla/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoːlai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoːlɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔlɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "golau"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: golau/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "golau"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "golau",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: golau/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "golau"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "golau",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: golau/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "golau"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "golau",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Welsh dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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