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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *swisdos.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
chwyth m (plural chwythau, not mutable)
- (rare) breath (a single act of breathing in and out)[2]
- Synonyms: anadl, anadliad, gwynt
- blast (forcible stream of air; violent gust of wind)[3]
Verb
chwyth (not mutable)
- (literary) inflection of chwythu:
- third-person singular present
- second-person singular imperative
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwyth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- ^ 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