piws

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English puce, from French puce (“flea”), from Latin pūlex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪu̯s/

Adjective

piws (feminine singular piws, plural piws, not comparable)

1. puce (brownish purple)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
piws	biws	mhiws	phiws
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)

gwyn	llwyd	du
coch; rhudd	oren, melyngoch; brown	melyn; melynwyn
melynwyrdd	gwyrdd
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd	asur, gwynlas	glas
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo	majenta; porffor	pinc, rhuddwyn

References

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