pwys
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *puɨs, from Latin pēnsum.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /puːɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /pʊi̯s/
Noun
pwys m (plural pwysau or pwysi)
- weight, burden, pressure
- importance, significance
- emphasis, stress
- (plural pwysi) pound (unit of measurement)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pwys | bwys | mhwys | phwys |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||