gwladwriaeth

== Welsh == === Etymology === From gwladwr (“countryman”) +‎ -iaeth (suffix forming abstract nouns). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwlaˈdʊrjaɨ̯θ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwlaˈdʊrjai̯θ/ Rhymes: -ʊrjaɨ̯θ === Noun === gwladwriaeth f (plural gwladwriaethau) body politic, commonweal Synonyms: cyfoeth, lles cyffredin state, polity Synonym: ystad commonwealth, republic Synonyms: cymanwlad, gwerinlywodraeth, gweriniaeth (historical, as y Wladwriaeth) the Commonwealth of England, the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Synonyms: Gwerinlywodraeth Lloegr; Gwerinlywodraeth Lloegr, yr Alban ac Iwerddon (philosophy, as y Wladwriaeth) Plato's Republic ==== Derived terms ==== gwladwriaeth dysgeidiaeth (“the republic of letters”) gwladwriaeth les (“welfare state”) gwladwriaeth bolîs (“police state”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwladwriaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies