hwyad

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Welsh

Alternative forms

hwyaden

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hwyat, from Proto-Brythonic *(s)awyetos (compare Cornish hos, Breton houad), from Proto-Celtic *awis (compare dialectal Irish aoi (“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”) (compare Latin avis).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊɨ̯.ad/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊi̯.ad/
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Noun

hwyad f (plural hwyaid, not mutable)

duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

Derived terms

corhwyad (“teal”)
hwyad addfain (“garganey”)
hwyad lwyd (“gadwall”)
hwyad wyllt (“mallard”)
hwyad yr eithin (“sheldrake”)

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