tywod

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “By surface analysis, looks a bit like a combination of the root underlying tywyn (“beach; sand dune”) + -od (“nominal suffix, forms nouns having the characteristic of”). Perhaps related to twyn (“hill, dune”) then.”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtəwɔd/
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Rhymes: -əwɔd

Noun edit

tywod m (plural tywodydd, diminutive tywodyn)

sand

Derived terms edit

tywodfaen (“sanddstone”)
tywodfaen gwyrdd (“greensand”)
tywodlys (“sandwort”)

Related terms edit

tywyn (“beach, dune”)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tywod	dywod	nhywod	thywod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.