cwta

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English kut, kutte (“cut, cut down”) (compare Cornish kot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊta/

Adjective

cwta (feminine singular cota, plural cwtaon)

  1. short, cut short, clipped
  2. succinct
  3. meagre, mean, stingy
  4. curt, abrupt, snappish
  5. having a docked tail, short-tailed

Derived terms

  • mochyn cwta (“guinea pig”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwta gwta nghwta chwta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “cwta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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