cudd
See also: Cudd
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ-, extended formation of *(s)kewH- (“hide, conceal”). Akin to English hide, Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “conceal, cover”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɨːð
Noun
cudd m (plural cuddiau or cuddion)
- concealment, hiding
Derived terms
- cuddfa f (“hiding place; hidden store”)
- cuddfan f (“hiding place”)
- cuddgell f (“crypt”)
- gorchudd m (“covering; veil”)
Adjective
cudd (feminine singular cudd, plural cudd, equative cudded, comparative cuddach, superlative cuddaf)
- concealed, hidden
- concealing, hiding
Related terms
- cuddio (“hide”, verb)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cudd | gudd | nghudd | chudd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies