Glossary

Of all the Welsh words used in The Môrdreigiau Chronicles

Pronunciation tips

Honestly, just do your best. Nobody can hear this but you.

Our conversations about this journal will all be typed. I’m not Welsh but learned it briefly (once in my late teens and once last year) so if you’re Welsh-speaking, please feel free to correct me in the comments and I will update.

c - always as in ‘cat’
ch - as in ‘loch’ (put some air and spit into it)
ll - an airy ‘hl’ sound
r - roll it with a push of exhaled air
y - as in ‘see’

Welsh words and names (pronunciation), meaning

caer (kare), city or town

cariad (Kah-ree-add), love

Ceridwy (kare-ud-wee), Llyr’s mother and council member (do I need a cast of characters??)

draig môr (DRY-g more), sea dragon (singular)

dreigiau môr (DREG-EYE MORE), sea dragons (group noun)

Eidothea (EYE-doe-thee-ah), our heroine. (not the th is soft so not like “the”)

grym bywd (grim bye-wid), a sea dragon’s magical life force

hwyres (your guess is as good as mine), child

Llyr (hl-ear), an adventurous sea dragon with a deep connection to our heroine

Pendyr (pen-dear, or pen-der), heroine’s surname

pythefnos (pee-theff-no-s), a fifteen nights

Did I miss any? Want a Cast of Characters?

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