Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gormes (“tyranny, oppression”) + -ol.
Adjective
[edit]gormesol (feminine singular gormesol, plural gormesol, equative mor ormesol, comparative mwy gormesol, superlative mwyaf gormesol)
- tyrannical, oppressive, overwhelming, burdensome
- Synonyms: gorthrymus, treisgar, llethol, beichus, blinderus
- intrusive, encroaching
- Synonym: trawsymwthiol
- greedy, ravenous
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gormesol | ormesol | ngormesol | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gormesol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gormesol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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