cwta
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English kut, kutte (“cut, cut down”) (compare Cornish kot).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊta/
Adjective
cwta (feminine singular cota, plural cwtaon)
- short, cut short, clipped
- succinct
- meagre, mean, stingy
- curt, abrupt, snappish
- having a docked tail, short-tailed
Derived terms
- mochyn cwta (“guinea pig”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cwta | gwta | nghwta | chwta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cwta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies