cachlwyth

cachlwyth

Welsh

Etymology

From cach (“shit”) +‎ llwyth (“load”), a calque of English shitload; compare tanllwyth (“great fire”) and trymlwyth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaχlʊɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaχlʊi̯θ/

Noun

cachlwyth m (plural cachlwythi)

1. (colloquial) shitload
   • 1978: Mary Wiliam, Dawn Ymadrodd, page 13 (Gwasg Gomer)

     A hynny a roddodd fod i Bachlwyth cachlwyth. Nid yw bellach yn cael ei gyfyngu i’r cae gwair; mae’n cael ei ddefnyddio i ddisgrifio unrhyw lwyth neu bentwr blêr, neu sy’n ormod o goflaid[.]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cachlwyth	gachlwyth	nghachlwyth	chachlwyth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.