cywydd
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʌwɪð/
Noun
cywydd (plural cywyddau)
- (poetry) A Welsh verse form consisting of rhyming couplets written in cynghanedd.
Welsh
Etymology
Proto-Celtic *kom-wido-; compare Old Irish cubaid (“harmony”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəu̯ɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəu̯ɪð/
Noun
cywydd m (plural cywyddau)
- (poetry) cywydd
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cywydd | gywydd | nghywydd | chywydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cywydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies