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Welsh Names
This section provides translations for some of the words you will come across
when walking in the Welsh mountains. You will find that Welsh is a very descriptive language,
and that many of the names translate to describe a feature of the landscape.
A
| aber | mouth of river, estuary |
| allt | height |
| afon | river |
B
| bedd | grave |
| betws | chapel |
| bach | small |
| bangor | monastery |
| bera | pyramid |
| braich | arm, branch, handle, headland |
| bryn | hill |
| bwlch | gap,pass |
C
| cae | field, fence, hedge |
| cadair | chair |
| capel | chapel |
| carnedd | cairn, pile of stones |
| castell | castle |
| cefn | back, support |
| coch | red |
| coed | wood |
| clogwyn | cliff, crag, precipice |
| craig | rock |
| cwm | valley |
D
| dinas | city |
| drum | ridge |
| drws | door |
| du | black |
| dyffryn | valley |
F
| fach | small |
| fawr | large |
| ffordd | road |
| ffynnon | fountain, well, spring |
G
| gallt | wooded slope |
| garth | hill |
| glas | blue, green, grey, silver |
| glyder | heap |
| gribin | sertated ridge |
| gwrach | witch |
| gwynt | wind |
H
| hebog | hawk, falcon |
| hir | long |
LL
| llan | church, village |
| llech | slate |
| llithrig | slippery |
| lloer | moon |
| llwyd | brown, gray, pale, hoary |
| llydaw | Brittany |
| llyn | lake |
M
| maen | stone |
| maes | field |
| march | horse, stalion |
| mawr | big |
| mochyn | pig |
| moel | hill |
| morfa | moor, fen, marsh |
| mynydd | mountain |
N
O
P
| pant | hollow, valley |
| pen | head, chief, end, top |
| penrhyn | cape, foreland |
| pistyll | spout |
| pont | bridge |
R
| rhaedr | waterfall |
| rhos | moor, heath, plain |
| rhyd | ford |
T
| tal | tall, high, lofty, end |
| twll | hole |
U
W
| wen | white |
| wyddfa | tumulus, buerial mound |
Y
| y | the |
| yn | in |
| ynys | island |
| ysgol | ladder, school |
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Last updated: 21/04/01
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