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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| iet nf | gate | Iet-y-bwlch SN1628 Bwlch-yr-iet SN3021 |
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| is pr | below, lower | Bangor Is-coed SJ3945 Is-afon SH9131 |
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| isa(f) adj | lowest | Penisa'r-waun SH5563 Llangwryd-isaf SJ2337 |
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| isel adj | low | Nant Ffriddisel SJ1241 Ffynnon Isel SJ0421 |
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| iwrch nm , iyrchod pl | roebuck | Nantiwrch SN7039 Pwlliwrch SH8301 |
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