pwys

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *puɨs, from Latin pēnsum.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /puːɨ̯s/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /pʊi̯s/

Noun

pwys m (plural pwysau or pwysi)

  1. weight, burden, pressure
  2. importance, significance
  3. emphasis, stress
  4. (plural pwysi) pound (unit of measurement)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pwys bwys mhwys phwys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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