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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| n- | A word starting n may be a mutated form of a word starting d | ||
| naint , nannau , nant nf , nentydd pl | brook | Nantyffyllon SS8592 Nant-glas SN9965 |
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| naint , nannau , nant nm , nentydd pl | dingle, glen | Nant-y-moel SS9392 Llanfihangel-y-pennant SH6709 |
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| neuadd nf | hall | Llety'r-neuadd SN4728 Llwyneuadd SN8824 |
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| newydd pl , newydd adj , newyddion | new | Castell Newydd Emlyn SN3040 Y Drenewydd SO1191 |
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| ng- | A word starting ng may be a mutated form of a word starting g | ||
| ngh- | A word starting ngh may be a mutated form of a word starting c | ||
| nh- | A word starting nh may be a mutated form of a word starting t | ||
| noddfa nf/m | refuge, shelter, sanctuary | Braich y Noddfa SH1326 Caer Noddfa SN9696 |
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| nyth nm/f | nest, inaccessible position | Nyth-grug SO1760 Tap Nyth-yr-eryr SH9021 |
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