hwyad

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hwyaden

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hwyat, from Proto-Brythonic *(s)awyetos (compare Cornish hos, Breton houad), from Proto-Celtic *awis (compare dialectal Irish aoi (“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”) (compare Latin avis).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊɨ̯.ad/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊi̯.ad/

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Noun

hwyad f (plural hwyaid, not mutable)

1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

Derived terms

• corhwyad (“teal”)
• hwyad addfain (“garganey”)
• hwyad lwyd (“gadwall”)
• hwyad wyllt (“mallard”)
• hwyad yr eithin (“sheldrake”)