chwydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh chwyd, from Proto-Brythonic *hwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *swēdus; cognate with Old Irish síad.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /χuːɨ̯ð/, /χwɨːð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /χʊi̯ð/, /χwiːð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʍiːð/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ð, -ɨːð

Noun

chwydd m (plural chwyddau, not mutable)

swelling (anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body)

Derived terms

chwydd y gwddf m (“goitre”)
chwyddo (“swell”, verb)

Further reading

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

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