awydd
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh awyð, which could be from Proto-Celtic *awēdo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eydo-, *h₂ew-ido, from *h₂ew- (“to enjoy”), related to Latin avidus.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ɪð/
- Rhymes: -au̯ɨ̞ð
Noun
awydd m (plural awyddau)
- eagerness
- Synonym: awch
- desire
- Does dim awydd arna i.
- I don't want to.
- (literally, “There's no desire upon me.”)
- Synonyms: chwant, eisiau, dymuniad
Derived terms
- awyddus (“keen”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| awydd | unchanged | unchanged | hawydd |
| 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), “awydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies