gogledd

Welsh

Etymology

First attested in the twelfth century; formed as go- (“under”) +‎ cledd (“left hand”, “left side”), the north being on the left-hand side when facing east (similarly, compare de (“right”, “south”)).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɡlɛð/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɡlað/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɡlɛð/
• Rhymes: -ɔɡlɛð

Noun

gogledd m (uncountable)

1. north (abbreviation: G)
2. (as y Gogledd, when in Wales) North Wales
3. (historical) a territory comprising northern England and southern Scotland
   1. (by extension, collectively) the inhabitants of that region
4. (elliptically) north wind

Synonyms

• (North Wales): y Gogleddbarth
• (inhabitants of a territory comprising northern England and southern Scotland): Gogleddwyr
• (north wind): gogleddwynt, gwynt y gogledd

Antonyms

• de

Derived terms

• Gog
• gogledd magnetig
• gogledd-dir
• gogledd-ddwyrain
  • gogledd-ddwyreiniol
  • gogledd-ddwyreinwynt
• gogledd-orllewin
  • gogledd-orllewinol
• gogleddbarth
• gogleddbol
• gogleddbwynt
• gogleddeg
• gogleddfardd
• gogleddfor
• gogleddgylch
• gogleddiaith
• gogleddig
• gogleddlu
• gogleddog
• gogleddol
  • Goleuni Gogleddol
• Gogleddreg
• gogleddus
• gogleddwawl
• gogleddwawr
• Gogleddwr
• Gogleddwraig
• gogleddwynt
• Golau’r Gogledd
• gwynt y gogledd
• gwŷr y Gogledd
• Môr y Gogledd
• Pegwn y Gogledd (“the North Pole”)
• seren y Gogledd

Adjective

gogledd (feminine singular gogledd, plural gogledd, equative gogledded, comparative gogleddach, superlative gogleddaf)

1. northern, northerly

Synonyms

• (northern, northerly): gogleddog, gogleddol, gogleddus

Mutation

Mutated forms of gogledd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gogledd	ogledd	ngogledd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

• (compass points)

gogledd-orllewin	gogledd	gogledd-ddwyrain
gorllewin		dwyrain
de-orllewin	de	de-ddwyrain