chwydd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh chwyd, from Proto-Brythonic *hwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *swēdus; cognate with Old Irish síad.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χuːɨ̯ð/, /χwɨːð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /χʊi̯ð/, /χwiːð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ʍiːð/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ð, -ɨːð
Noun edit
chwydd m (plural chwyddau, not mutable)
- swelling (anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body)
Derived terms edit
- chwydd y gwddf (“goitre”)
- chwyddo (“to swell”)
- llostchwydd (“priapism”)
Further reading edit
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies