chwydd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh chwyd, from Proto-Brythonic *hwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *swēdus; cognate with Old Irish síad.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /χuːɨ̯ð/, /χwɨːð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /χʊi̯ð/, /χwiːð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʍiːð/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ð, -ɨːð

Noun

chwydd m (plural chwyddau, not mutable)

swelling (anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body)

Derived terms

chwydd y gwddf (“goitre”)
chwyddo (“to swell”)
llostchwydd (“priapism”)

Further reading

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 132
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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