paith

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

According to the GPC, a corruption from earlier diffaith (“derelict, desolate”), itself a borrowing from Latin defectus (“emptiness, absence”). The evolution of the initial consonant remains unclear; perhaps from f to p through an intermediary b. Compare the second element of gobaith (“trust, hope”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pai̯θ/

Noun edit

paith m (plural peithiau)

desert, wilderness
pampas, plain
Synonyms: peithdir, gwastatir

Derived terms edit

(Patagonia) ysgyfarnog y paith (“Patagonian mara”)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
paith	baith	mhaith	phaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

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

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

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