celwydd
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh kelwyð,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (“to beguile, deceive”), and so cognate with Latin calvor (“I deceive”), Ancient Greek κηλέω (kēléō, “I bewitch”), Old English hōlian (“to slander”), and English challenge.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlwɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlwɪð/
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Noun
editcelwydd m (plural celwyddau)
Derived terms
edit- canfodydd celwyddau (“lie detector”)
- celwydd golau (“white lie”)
- celwydd gwyn (“white lie”)
- celwyddwr (“liar”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
celwydd | gelwydd | nghelwydd | chelwydd |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |