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gwaith.

work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid

6 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡwai̯θ/

  1. work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid

    masculine
    Mae llawer o waith i'w gael yng Nghaerdydd.

  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 (often left untranslated in English)

    masculine
    gwaith cwrs
    gwaith gwnïo

  3. craftsmanship, workmanship, ornamentation, art, execution

    masculine
    gwaith saer

  4. fortification, earthwork, fort

    masculine

  5. a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine

    masculine
    mynd i'r gwaith
    gwaith dur

  6. a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine works (industrial district)

    South-Wales · especially · in-plural · masculine

  7. shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode

    masculine

  8. work

    masculine
    Pan fo grym 1 newton yn symud pellter o 1 metr, cynhyrchir 1 joule o waith.
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɡwai̯θ/

  1. time (with cardinal numbers, 'how many times', etc.), occasion, course, turn

    feminine
    Rydyn ni wedi gwylio'r ffilm 'ma dwywaith

  2. journey, course, migration

    feminine

  3. battle, combat, action

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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