From Middle Welsh gwyrð, from Old Welsh guird, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).
gwyrdd (feminine singular gwerdd, plural gwyrddion, equative gwyrdded, comparative gwyrddach, superlative gwyrddaf)
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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gwyrdd | wyrdd | ngwyrdd | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
gwyn | llwyd | du |
coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |