Welcome

Welcome to TermCymru - the terminology database created and maintained by the Welsh Assembly Government Translation Service.

Background

This is a bank of terms used by Assembly translators in their everyday work. It is continually updated with a view to providing an increasingly comprehensive database of terminology which is standardised and which reflects current usage by Assembly translators. It is not an exhaustive or definitive database - its purpose is to record the terms used by Assembly translators in the various fields of the Assembly's operation. It also includes the names of many Welsh Assembly Government schemes and programmes, and the titles of a number of documents published by the Welsh Assembly Government and other bodies. It is published on the internet as a useful tool for bilingual working beyond the translation profession.

As the source database is English-Welsh, more details are given for Welsh terms in respect of parts of speech etc. However, TermCymru can also be used for searches from Welsh into English.

Please note that not all the entries have been standardised. That is why each one has been allocated a status ranging from 5 (the lowest) to 1 (the highest). The status is raised when a term has been discussed and approved. It is important to consider the status of a term before using it.