piws

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English puce, from French puce (“flea”), from Latin pūlex.

Pronunciation

Adjective

piws (feminine singular piws, plural piws, not comparable)

  1. puce (brownish purple)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
piws biws mhiws phiws
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn

References

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