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gadael.

to leave, to depart

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡadaɨ̯l/North-Wales, standard/ˈɡadɛl/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡadal/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡaːdai̯l/South-Wales, standard
  1. to leave, to depart

    intransitive
  2. to leave, to exit, to go out

    intransitive
  3. to leave, to abandon, to leave behind

    transitive
  4. to quit

    intransitive
  5. to let, to allow

    transitive
  6. to leave, to bequeath

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh gadel, an alternative form of gadu, from Proto-Brythonic *gad- (compare Cornish gasa, Middle Cornish gase), from Proto-Celtic *gat-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave behind, abandon”); compare Sanskrit जहा॑ति (jáhāti, “to desert, leave, resign”), Ancient Greek χήρᾱ (khḗrā, “widow”) and Latin hērēs (“heir”).

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