chwaeth

Old Welsh chweith from Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”) from Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-, with the e-grade of the root *swekʷ- (“sap, juice”) also reflected in *sokʷós (“juice of plants”). Related to Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”), Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”).

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwaːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /χwai̯θ/

chwaeth f (plural chwaethau or chwaethoedd, not mutable)

1. taste

   Synonym: blas

2. taste, aesthetic preference
3. taste, discernment, refinement

   adeilad heb chwaeth na chytbysedd

   a building without taste or balance

• chwaethus
• di-chwaeth

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 364-5