ciwdod

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kiwdawt, from Proto-Brythonic *kiwdọd, borrowed from Latin cīvitātem, the accusative singular of cīvitās. Doublet of ciwed, which is from the nominative.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪu̯dɔd/

Noun

ciwdod m or f (plural ciwdodau or ciwdodoedd)

  1. race (large group of people)
  2. people (group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ciwdod giwdod nghiwdod chiwdod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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