gwŷdd
See also: gŵydd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɨːð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwiːð/
- Rhymes: -ɨːð
Etymology 1
From gwau (“to weave”) + -ydd.
Noun
gwŷdd m (plural gwyddiau)
- loom
- Synonym: ffrâm wau
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh gwydd, from Old Welsh guid, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨð, from Proto-Celtic *widus.
Noun
gwŷdd f (collective, singulative gwydden)
Usage notes
Although the usual word for "trees" is coed, gwŷdd is still very common as a final element in the names of many tree species and other woody plants in the mutated form -wydd.
Derived terms
- briwydd (“brushwood, kindling”)
- castanwydd (“chestnut trees”)
- cedrwydd (“cedar trees”)
- cochwydd (“redwoods”)
- conwydd (“conifer trees”)
- ffawydd (“beech trees”)
- ffigyswydd (“fig trees”)
- ffynidwydd (“fir trees”)
- gellygwydd (“pear trees”)
- gwinwydd (“vines”)
- gwyddbwyll (“chess”)
- gwynwydd (“honeysuckle”)
- llarwydd (“larches”)
- llawrwydd (“laurel, bay”)
- mafonwydd (“raspberry bushes, raspberry canes”)
- manwydd (“brushwood”)
- merwydd (“mulberry trees”)
- myrtwydd (“myrtles”)
- oestrwydd (“hornbeams”)
- olewydd (“olive trees”)
- palmwydd (“palm trees”)
- pefrwydd, pyrwydd (“spruces”)
- pinwydd (“pine trees”)
- pisgwydd (“lime trees, lindens”)
- piswydd (“spindle trees”)
- prysgwydd (“shrubs, brush”)
- rhafnwydd (“buckthorn”)
- sycamorwydd (“sycamores”)
- tanwydd (“firewood; fuel”)
- uchelwydd (“mistletoe”)
- yswydd (“privet”)
Etymology 3
Noun
gwŷdd m (plural gwyddion)
- (North Wales) plough
- Synonym: aradr
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwŷdd | wŷdd | ngwŷdd | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwŷdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies