meddw

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *medwos, from Proto-Celtic *medu (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛðu/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːðu/, /ˈmɛðu/

Adjective

meddw (feminine singular meddw, plural meddwon, equative meddwed, comparative meddwach, superlative meddwaf)

1. drunk

   Synonym: brwysg

Derived terms

• meddwdod (“drunkenness, intoxication”)
• meddwi (“to get drunk; to intoxicate”)
• meddwol (“intoxicating”)
• meddwyn (“drunkard”)
• penfeddw (“light-headed, giddy”)

Related terms

• medd

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
meddw	feddw	unchanged	unchanged
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), “meddw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies