trwm
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh trwm, from Old Welsh trum, from Proto-Brythonic *trum, from Proto-Celtic *trummos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trʊm/
- Rhymes: -ʊm
Adjective
trwm (feminine singular trom, plural trymion, equative trymed, comparative trymach, superlative trymaf)
- (literally and figuratively) heavy
- sad
- Synonym: trist
Derived terms
- pendrwm
- trymaidd (“close, muggy”)
- trymder (“heaviness”)
- trymfryd (“sadness, sorrow”)
- trymhau
- trymlwythog (“burdened”)
- trymllyd (“close, oppressive”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
trwm | drwm | nhrwm | thrwm |
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), “trwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies