buarth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bougortos. Related to buwch (“cow”) and garth (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɨː.arθ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.arθ/
• Rhymes: -ɨː.arθ

Noun

buarth m (plural buarthau)

1. yard courtyard

   Synonyms: cadlas, cwrt

2. (agriculture) enclosure, fold, pen

   Synonyms: amgae, garth, lloc, toc

Derived terms

• buarth chwarae (“playground”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
buarth	fuarth	muarth	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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