grudd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gruð, from Proto-Brythonic *grʉð, from Proto-Celtic *groudos (“cheek; slope”). Cognate with Cornish grudh (“jaw, mandible”), Irish grua (“cheek”), Scottish Gaelic gruaidh (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡrɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡriːð/
• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Noun

grudd m or f (plural gruddiau)

1. cheek

Synonyms

• boch

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
grudd	rudd	ngrudd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies