awydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh awyð, which could be from Proto-Celtic *awēdo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eydo-, *h₂ew-ido, from *h₂ew- (“to enjoy”), related to Latin avidus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ɪð/
• Rhymes: -au̯ɨ̞ð

Noun

awydd m (plural awyddau)

1. eagerness

   Synonym: awch

2. desire

   Does dim awydd arna i.

   I don't want to.

   (literally, “There's no desire upon me.”)

   Synonyms: chwant, eisiau, dymuniad

Derived terms

• awyddus (“keen”)

Mutation

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