uwd
Welsh
Alternative forms
- iwd (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh iwt, from Old Welsh iot, from Proto-Celtic *yut-, *yot-, from Proto-Indo-European *yewH-s- (“sap, juice, broth”), from *yewH- (“to blend, mix (food), knead”).
Cognate with Breton yod, Cornish yôs, Old Irish íth, and Gallo-Latin iotta, iutta.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɨ̞u̯d/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪu̯d/
Noun
uwd m (usually uncountable, plural iydoedd)
Derived terms
Mutation
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References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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