Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh amrwt, from Proto-Celtic *an- (un-) + *brutus (boiling heat) (compare Old Irish bruth), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. By surface analysis, an- (un-) +‎ brwd (boiled, heated).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

amrwd (feminine singular amrwd, plural amrwd, not comparable)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. crude, primitive

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amrwd unchanged unchanged hamrwd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amrwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies