peth

See also: Peth, PEth, and peð

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [peːθ]

Noun

peth m (plural pethow)

1. thing

Pronoun

peth

1. (interrogative) what

   Peth yw hebma? ― What is this?

Synonyms

• (Revived Middle Cornish) pyth

Mutation

  Mutation of peth  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
peth	beth	feth	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Occitan

Contraction

peth (Gascony)

1. Contraction of per eth.

   Cada an, que pujava peth Mont Valièr amont, dam eras vacas, nà amontanhar.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Cornish pyth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid). Cognate with English piece.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peːθ/
• Rhymes: -eːθ

Noun

peth m or f (plural pethau or pethach)

1. thing, object
2. material, stuff, substance
3. device, instrument
4. (usually in the plural) personal possessions, belongings, tools, equipment
5. something, anything
6. person, creature (often derogatory, but also affectionate)
7. affair, matter, business
8. (in the plural) interests, concerns
9. (in the plural) circumstances, conditions
10. act, action; event
11. what is said or thought, statement, opinion, idea
12. characteristic, attribute, quality

Derived terms

• beth? (“what”)
• cas beth
• hen beth (“antique”)
• popeth (“everything”)
• rhywbeth (“something”)
• y nesaf peth i ddim (“next to nothing”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
peth	beth	mheth	pheth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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