coed
English
Adjective
coed (not comparable)
- Alternative form of co-ed.
- 2010, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1694: Like A Hampshire Bathroom [comment]
- It was always one of the more awkward moments back in college when you would go into one of the (coed) restrooms and there’d be a couple people clearly goin’ at it in the shower.
- 2010, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1694: Like A Hampshire Bathroom [comment]
Noun
coed (plural coeds)
- Alternative form of co-ed.
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Old Welsh coit, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”). Cognate with English heath, compare Cumbric cɛ̄d.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /koːɨ̯d/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /kɔi̯d/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /koːd/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯d
- Homophone: cod (“bag; code”) (South Wales, colloquial)
Noun
coed f or f pl (plural coedydd or coedau, singulative coeden)
Derived terms
- Betws-y-Coed
- coedio
- coediog
- coedredyn (“tree ferns”)
- coedwig (“forest, wood”)
- meligwellt y coed (“wood melick”)
- pig-yr-aran y coed (“wood cranesbill”)
- sgrech y coed (“Eurasian jay”)
- tyngu i'r cyrs ac i'r coed (“to swear blind”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| coed | goed | nghoed | choed |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “coed”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies