clwyd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh clwyt, from Proto-Brythonic *kluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *klētā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with French claie and Irish cliath.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /kluːɨ̯d/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /klʊi̯d/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯d

Noun

clwyd f (plural clwydau or clwydi)

hurdle
(southeast Wales) gate

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clwyd	glwyd	nghlwyd	chlwyd
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), “clwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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