gellgi
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gell (“bay”) + ci (“dog”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gellgi m (plural gellgwn)
- staghound, covert hound
- 1841, Hywel Dda, translated by Aneurin Owen, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales[1]:
- Unwerth yw gellgi breyr a milgi brenhin gogyfoed ac ef
- A breyr’s covert-hound and a king’s greyhound, of the same age, are of equal worth.
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gellgi | ellgi | ngellgi | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gellgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies