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Welsh
Etymology
Old Welsh chweith from Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”) from Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-, with the e-grade of the root *swekʷ- (“sap, juice”) also reflected in *sokʷós (“juice of plants”). Related to Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”), Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
chwaeth f (plural chwaethau or chwaethoedd, not mutable)
- taste[3]
- Synonym: blas
- taste, aesthetic preference
- taste, discernment, refinement
adeilad heb chwaeth na chytbysedd- a building without taste or balance
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 364-5
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 130