gwaith

Welsh

Etymology

Doublets; from Middle Welsh gweith, from Proto-Celtic *wextā (“time, course, turn”) (compare Cornish gweyth, Breton gwezh, Old Irish fecht (“journey; time, occasion”), Irish feacht (“journey; time, occasion”)), feminine past participle of Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry, drive”).

Noun

gwaith m (plural gweithiau or gweithoedd)

    1. work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid
      Mae llawer o waith yng Nghaerdydd. ― There's lots of work in Cardiff.
    2. something that is or was done deliberately, product of a physical or mental effort (e.g. building, literary or musical composition, needlework), composition, construction, formation
    3. craftsmanship, workmanship, ornamentation, art, execution
  2. fortification, earthwork, fort
    1. a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine
    2. (especially South Wales, in the plural) industrial district
  4. shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode

Noun

gwaith f (plural gweithiau)

  1. time (with cardinal numbers, 'how many times', etc.), occasion, course, turn
    Rydyn ni wedi gwylio'r ffilm 'ma dwywaith
    We've watched this film two times
    1. journey, course, migration
    2. (military) battle, combat, action

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwaith waith ngwaith unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “gwaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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