mwyd

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /muːɨ̯d/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /mʊi̯d/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯d

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *meit-, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁i-ti-

Noun

mwyd m (uncountable)

steeping, soaking
Synonym: mwydiad
that which has been steeped or soaked
liquid in which something has been steeped or soaked

Derived terms

mwydo (“steep, soak”)

Related terms

mwydyn
mwyn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mwyd

Nasal mutation of bwyd (“food”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwyd	fwyd	mwyd	unchanged
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), “mwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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