cyd

See also: cyd- and -cyd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ki-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle, be lying down”). Cognate with Middle Cornish kett, Middle Breton quet.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kɨːd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kiːd/
• Rhymes: -ɨːd

Noun

cyd m (plural cydiau)

1. a joining, a coupling, junction; union, combination
2. share, portion; joint possession, co-ownership
3. sexual intercourse, copulation

Adjective

cyd (feminine singular cyd, plural cyd, not comparable)

1. common
2. joint, united
3. of one accord, congenial

Derived terms

• 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

Welsh mutation
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

• 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