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Gwyddel
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Welsh
Etymology
cy :inh wlm:Gwyðyl<ety:inh<cel-bry-pro:*Guɨðel>>
From cy wlm Gwyðyl, wlm Guoiðel, from cy cel-bry-pro *Guɨðel (compare br Gouezel and sga Goídel, a loanword from Brythonic), from cy cel-pro *weidus wild, from cy ine-pro *h₁weydʰh₁- wood, wilderness (compare ang wāþ hunt). cy Gael.
Pronunciation
cy /ˈɡwɨ̞ðɛl/ cy-N
cy /ˈɡʊi̯ðɛl/ /ˈɡwɪðɛl/ cy-S
Noun
m ~od,~aid,~iaid,Gwyddyl ~es
Irishman, Gael of Ireland
Derived terms
cy Gwyddeleg Irish language
cy Gwyddeles Irishwoman
cy Gwyddelig Irish a
Mutation
Further reading
cy Demonyms