gŵyl

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === gwyl (both etymologies) === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡuːɨ̯l/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡʊi̯l/ Rhymes: -uːɨ̯l === Etymology 1 === From Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong”). ==== Noun ==== gŵyl m or f (plural gwyliau) (archaic) vigil festival, feast, holiday (usually in the plural) holiday, vacation ===== Usage notes ===== In the singular, this refers to a "festival" of some kind. In the plural, it can mean "festivals" or "vacation", i.e. to both the American and British senses of the word "holidays". Some speakers distinguish these meanings in pronunciation, for example in a south Wales accent, IPA(key): /ɡʊi̯ljai̯/ for "festivals", American "holidays" and IPA(key): /ɡwɪljai̯/ for "vacation", British "holiday(s)". For other speakers, both are pronounced the same. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Welsh gŵyl, from Proto-Celtic *weilos. ==== Adjective ==== gŵyl (feminine singular gŵyl, plural gwylion, equative gwyled, comparative gwylach, superlative gwylaf) bashful, modest === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gŵyl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies