cachlwyth
Welsh
Etymology
From cach (“shit”) + llwyth (“load”), a calque of English shitload; compare tanllwyth (“great fire”) and trymlwyth.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaχlʊɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaχlʊi̯θ/
Noun
cachlwyth m (plural cachlwythi)
- (colloquial) shitload
- 1978: Mary Wiliam, Dawn Ymadrodd, page 13 (Gwasg Gomer)
- A hynny a roddodd fod i Bachlwyth cachlwyth. Nid yw bellach yn cael ei gyfyngu i’r cae gwair; mae’n cael ei ddefnyddio i ddisgrifio unrhyw lwyth neu bentwr blêr, neu sy’n ormod o goflaid[.]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1978: Mary Wiliam, Dawn Ymadrodd, page 13 (Gwasg Gomer)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cachlwyth | gachlwyth | nghachlwyth | chachlwyth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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