nyth
Middle English
Noun
nyth
- alternative form of nith
Welsh
Alternative forms
- nŷth (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh nyth, from Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /nɨːθ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /niːθ/
- Rhymes: -ɨːθ
Noun
nyth f or m (plural nythod, not mutable)
Derived terms
- nyth cacwn (“hornets' nest”)
- nyth cwhwrw (“mare's nest”)
- nythaid (“nestful”)
- nythfa (“nesting-place”)
- nythu (“to nest”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nyth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies