poeth
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *poɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷoxtos (“cooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook”). Doublet of coeth.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /poːɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /pɔi̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /poːθ/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯θ
Adjective
poeth (feminine singular poeth, plural poethion, equative poethed, comparative poethach, superlative poethaf)
Derived terms
- ci poeth (“hot dog”)
- crasboeth (“hot and dry, torrid”)
- chwilboeth (“piping hot”)
- mintys poeth(ion), llysiau poeth, poethlyslyn (“peppermint”)
- penboeth (“hot-headed”)
- poethder (“heat”)
- poethfel (“turf”)
- poethi (“to heat”)
- (purism) poethrawn (“pepper”)
- poethwg (“aridity”)
- siocled poeth (“hot chocolate”)
- tinboeth (“lecherous; water pepper plant; some bird species”)
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| poeth | boeth | mhoeth | phoeth |
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), “poeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies