mwyd
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /muːɨ̯d/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mʊi̯d/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯d
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *meit-, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁i-ti-
Noun edit
mwyd m (uncountable)
- steeping, soaking
- Synonym: mwydiad
- that which has been steeped or soaked
- liquid in which something has been steeped or soaked
Derived terms edit
- mwydo (“steep, soak”)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
mwyd
- Nasal mutation of bwyd (“food”).
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- 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