chwyth

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • chwŷth

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *swisdos.

Pronunciation

Noun

chwyth m (plural chwythau, not mutable)

  1. breath (a single act of breathing in and out)
  2. blast (forcible stream of air; violent gust of wind)

Verb

chwyth (not mutable)

  1. (literary) inflection of chwythu:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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