clwyd

See also: Clwyd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh clwyt, from Proto-Brythonic *kluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *klētā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with French claie and Irish cliath.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kluːɨ̯d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /klʊi̯d/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯d

Noun

clwyd f (plural clwydau or clwydi)

1. hurdle
2. (southeast Wales) gate

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clwyd	glwyd	nghlwyd	chlwyd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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