gwyrthiol

Welsh

Etymology

From gwyrth (“miracle”) +‎ -iol.

Adjective

gwyrthiol (feminine singular gwyrthiol, plural gwyrthiol, equative mor wyrthiol, comparative mwy gwyrthiol, superlative mwyaf gwyrthiol)

  1. miraculous, supernatural
    Synonym: goruwchnaturiol
  2. strange, remarkable
    Synonyms: rhyfedd, hynod

Derived terms

  • yr enedigaeth wyrthiol (“the virgin birth”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyrthiol
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyrthiol wyrthiol ngwyrthiol unchanged

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

Further reading

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