bywyd
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bïwïd, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts (compare Old Irish bethu, bethad, Irish beatha), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Latin vīta, Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos), Old Church Slavonic, животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life")), ultimately from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”), compare *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbəu̯ɨ̞d/
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbəu̯ɪd/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbou̯ɪd/
Noun
bywyd m (plural bywydau or bywydoedd)
- life, existence; liveliness, zest
- lifetime, course of life
- living, livelihood, sustenance
- wealth, income
- reward, gift
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bywyd | fywyd | mywyd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Related terms
- byw
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “bywyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Definition from the BBC.