gwynlas

Welsh

Etymology

gwyn (“white”) +‎ glas (“blue, green”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gwynlas (feminine singular gwynlas, plural gwynleision, equative mor wynlas, comparative mwy gwynlas, superlative mwyaf gwynlas)

  1. light blue
    Antonym: dulas

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwynlas
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwynlas wynlas ngwynlas unchanged

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

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwynlas”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwynlas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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