gŵydd
See also: gwŷdd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡuːɨ̯ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡʊɪ̯ð/
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh gwyd, from Proto-Celtic *wēdos, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”); cognate with Old Irish fíad (“in front of, in the presence of”).
Noun
gŵydd m (uncountable)
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh guit, from Proto-Celtic *gezdā; cognate with Breton gwaz, Cornish goth, Middle Irish géd (Irish gé).
Noun
gŵydd f (plural gwyddau)
- goose (grazing waterfowl)
- (figuratively) simpleton
- (tailor's) goose, goose iron
- rod connecting each of the cradle-teeth of a scythe to the stock and acting as a support
Derived terms
Terms derived from gŵydd
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Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gŵydd | ŵydd | ngŵydd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “gŵydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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