cyd
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *ki-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle, be lying down”). Cognate with Middle Cornish kett, Middle Breton quet.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kiːd/
- Rhymes: -ɨːd
Noun
editcyd m (plural cydiau)
- a joining, a coupling, junction; union, combination
- share, portion; joint possession, co-ownership
- sexual intercourse, copulation
Adjective
editcyd (feminine singular cyd, plural cyd, not comparable)
Derived terms
edit- ar y cyd (“in common, jointly”)
- gyda (“with”)
- i gyd (“altogether, entirely, completely; together, with one another”)
- i gyd ynghyd (“altogether, promiscuously”)
- o'r gyd (“in common, jointly”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cyd | gyd | nghyd | chyd |
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), “cyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies