mwyd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /muːɨ̯d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /mʊi̯d/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯d

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *meit-, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁i-ti-

Noun

mwyd m (uncountable)

1. steeping, soaking

   Synonym: mwydiad

2. that which has been steeped or soaked
3. liquid in which something has been steeped or soaked

Derived terms

• mwydo (“steep, soak”)

Related terms

• mwydyn
• mwyn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mwyd

1. Nasal mutation of bwyd (“food”).

Mutation

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