coeth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *koɨθ, from Latin coctus. Doublet of poeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /koːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kɔi̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /koːθ/
• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯θ

Adjective

coeth (feminine singular coeth, plural coeth, equative coethed, comparative coethach, superlative coethaf)

1. pure, purified, refined

   Synonyms: pur, glân, cain

Derived terms

• coethder m (“refinement”)
• coethi (“purify”, verb)
• coethni m (“refinement”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
coeth	goeth	nghoeth	choeth
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), “coeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies