Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From chwydd (swelling) +‎ -o.

Verb edit

chwyddo (first-person singular present chwyddaf, not mutable)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to swell, to inflate
    Mae ei braich yn chwyddo.
    Her arm is swelling.
    Mae hi'n chwyddo'r balŵn.
    She inflates the balloon.
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

chwyddo

  1. Aspirate mutation of cwyddo (to descend).

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwyddo gwyddo nghwyddo chwyddo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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), “chwyddo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies