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
y , yr , 'r	the
ych pl , ychen nm	ox	*Porthyrychen* SH4693 *Rhydyrychen* SH8648	Listen to ychen
ymenyn			Listen to ymenyn
ymryson nm	contention, disputed ground	*Rhos Ymryson* SN4650 *Esgair Ymryson* SN8876	Listen to ymryson
yn pr	in	*Llansanffraid-yn-Elfael* SO0954 *Ty'n-y-cefn* SJ0443	Listen to yn
ynys nf , ynysoedd pl	island; holm, river-meadow	*Coed-yr-ynys* SO1520 *Ynys-las* SN6092	Listen to ynys Listen to ynysoedd
ysbyty nm	hospital, hospice	*Ysbyty Ystwyth* SN7371 *Ysbyty Ifan* SH8448	Listen to ysbyty
ysgafell nf	ledge, brow	*Ysgafell Wen* SH6649 *Tanysgafell* SH6166	Listen to ysgafell
ysgallog nf	full of thistles; place where thistles abound	*Pantysgallog* SN9028 *Dolysgallog* SH8510	Listen to ysgallog
ysgaw , ysgawen nf	elder-tree	*Comin Cwmysgawen* SO0371 *Tre-Ysgawen* SH4581	Listen to ysgaw Listen to ysgawen
ysgeifiog nf	place of elder-trees	*Ysgeifiog* SJ1571 *Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog* SH4773	Listen to ysgeifiog
ysgol nf , ysgolion pl	school	*Ysgoldy* SH4382 *Tai'r-ysgol* SS6997	Listen to ysgol Listen to ysgolion
ysgol nf , ysgolion pl	ladder, formation on mountain-side	*Ysgolion Duon* SH6663 *Craig-yr-ysgol* SN9502	Listen to ysgol Listen to ysgolion
ysgubor nf , ysguboriau pl	barn	*Tyddyn-ysgubor* SJ0040 *Ysgubor Bach* SH1628	Listen to ysgubor Listen to ysguboriau
ysguthan nf	wood-pigeon	*Bryn Ysguthan* SH9311 *Nant Ysguthan* SH9411	Listen to ysguthan
ysgwydd nf	shoulder (of mountain)	*Ysgwydd Hwch* SO0537 *Ysgwydd-gwyn-isaf* SO1200	Listen to ysgwydd
ystafell nf	chamber, hiding-place	*Ystafelloedd* SM7923 *Cwm Nant Ystafell* SN7108	Listen to ystafell
ystlys nf	side, flank	*Ystlys-y-coed-uchaf* SN5707 *Ystlys-y-coed-isaf* SN5606	Listen to ystlys
ystrad nm	valley, holm, river-meadow	*Ystrad Rhondda* SS9895 *Ystradgynlais* SN7810	Listen to ystrad
ystum nf/m	bend	*Llanystumdwy* SH4738 *Ystumtuen* SN7378	Listen to ystum
yw pl , ywen nf	yew-tree	*Careg-ywen* SO0052 *Llwynywen* SN5363	Listen to yw Listen to ywen