cwta
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle English kut, kutte (“cut, cut down”) (compare Cornish kot).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cwta (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 edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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