cywydd

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌwɪð/

Noun

cywydd (plural cywyddau)

1. (poetry) A Welsh verse form consisting of rhyming couplets written in cynghanedd.

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *kom-wido-; compare Old Irish cubaid (“harmony”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəu̯ɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəu̯ɪð/

Noun

cywydd m (plural cywyddau)

1. (poetry) cywydd

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cywydd	gywydd	nghywydd	chywydd
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), “cywydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies