teilwng

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Celtic. Cognate with Old Irish tualang.

Pronunciation

Adjective

teilwng (feminine singular teilwng, plural teilyngion, equative mor deilwng, comparative mwy teilwng, superlative mwyaf teilwng)

  1. deserving, worthy
    Synonyms: haeddiannol, gwiw
    Synonyms: dyledus, cymwys, gweddus, priodol, urddasol
    • 18ᵗʰ C., Ann Griffiths, “Wele'n sefyll rhwng y myrtwydd”:
      Wele'n sefyll rhwng y myrtwydd, wrthrych teilwng o'm holl fryd
      “Behold standing between the myrtle trees, an object worthy of my whole intent.”
  2. praiseworthy, modest
    Synonyms: clodfawr, clodwiw, canmoladwy
  3. merit
    Synonym: haeddiant

Derived terms

  • y Naw Teilwng, y Nawwyr Teilwng (“the Nine Worthies (of the World)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of teilwng
radical soft nasal aspirate
teilwng deilwng nheilwng theilwng

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), “teilwng”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “teilwng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.