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/
  • Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ð, -ɨːð

Noun

chwydd m (plural chwyddau, not mutable)

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