noeth

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *noɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *noxtos. Doublet of gymnasteg (gymnastics).

Adjective

noeth (feminine singular noeth, plural noethion, equative noethed, comparative noethach, superlative noethaf, not mutable)

  1. bare, naked, nude, unclad
  2. bleak
Derived terms
  • bronnoeth (bare-breasted)
  • celwydd noeth (barefaced lie)
  • craig noeth (bare rock)
  • dinoethi (to expose, to bare)
  • llygad noeth (naked eye)
  • llysywen noeth (moray eel Muraena helena)
  • môr-löyn noeth (naked sea butterfly, Clione limacina)
  • noeth lymun (stark naked)
  • noeth-chwilio (to strip search)
  • noethi (to expose, to bare)
  • noethlun (nude (picture))
  • noethlwm (bleak)
  • noethni (nakedness)
  • noethryfelwr (naked warrior)
  • pennoeth (bare-headed)
  • rhagrith noeth (complete and utter hypocrisy)
  • troednoeth (barefoot)
  • trwy rym noeth (by sheer force)
  • wythfed noeth (exposed eighth, exposed octave)
  • porcyn (stark naked)

Etymology 2

Adjective

noeth

  1. nasal mutation of doeth (wise)

Mutation

Mutated forms of doeth
radical soft nasal aspirate
doeth ddoeth noeth unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “noeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies