Glossary
Acknowledgement
The Royal Commission is grateful to both the Ordnance Survey and Bangor University for permission to reproduce this glossary, an expanded version of which can be viewed on the Ordnance Survey website. Particular acknowledgement must be given to Professor Hywel Wyn Owen, Dr Geraint Wyn Jones and Gruffudd Prys of Bangor University who worked with the Ordnance Survey to develop their 'Glossary of Welsh place-name elements'.
| adj | = | adjective | nf | = | noun feminine | |
| adv | = | adverb | nm | = | noun masculine | |
| f | = | feminine | np | = | noun plural | |
| m | = | masculine | pr | = | preposition | |
| pl | = | plural | num | = | number |
Glossary of place-name elements
| Element | English Translation | Examples | Sound |
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| uchaf adj | upper, highest | Felin-gwm-uchaf SN5023 Cwm Twrch Uchaf SN7511 |
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| uchel adj | high | Bonuchel SJ0857 Gelli-benuchel SN8005 |
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| uwch pr | above, over | Llanuwchllyn SH8730 Uwchmynydd SH1525 |
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| uwchlaw pr | above | Uwchlaw'r-coed SH6025 Uwchlaw'r-rhos SH4754 |
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