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gwaith

gwaith

Welsh

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
  1. fortification, earthwork, fort
    1. a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine
    2. (chiefly South Wales, in the plural) industrial district
  2. shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode

Related terms

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
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaith waith ngwaith unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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