cwta
Welsh
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle English kut, kutte (“cut, cut down”) (compare Cornish kot).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editcwta (feminine singular cota, plural cwtaon or cwteuon, equative cwteued, comparative cwteuach, superlative cwteuaf)
- short, cut short, clipped
- succinct
- meagre, mean, stingy
- curt, abrupt, snappish
- having a docked tail, short-tailed
Derived terms
edit- buwch goch gota (“ladybird, ladybug”)
- moch cwta (“guinea pigs”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cwta | gwta | nghwta | chwta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies