gwaed
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *waytos, probably ultimately from the root of gwythi (“veins”), see that entry for cognates.[1] Cognate with Breton gwad and Cornish goes.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwaːɨ̯d/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwai̯d/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwaːd/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯d
Noun
gwaed m (usually uncountable, plural gwaedau or gwaedoedd)
- blood
Derived terms
- gwaed ifanc
- gwaedlif
- gwaedlyd
- gwaedlyn
- gwaedogen
- gwaedu
- gwaed yn dewach na dŵr
- gwaed drwg
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwaed | waed | ngwaed | unchanged |
| 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), “gwaed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press, p. 206