trugarog

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh trugarawc, from Old Welsh trucarauc. By surface analysis, trugar (“merciful”) +‎ -og (“-y”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

trugarog (feminine singular trugarog, plural trugarog, equative mor drugarog, comparative mwy trugarog, superlative mwyaf trugarog)

  1. merciful, compassionate, tender-hearted
    Synonyms: maddeugar, tosturiol, caredig, dyngarol, calon-dyner
  2. gentle, humane
    Synonyms: tirion, mwyn, gwâr

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of trugarog
radical soft nasal aspirate
trugarog drugarog nhrugarog thrugarog

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