sylwedd

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Welsh

Etymology

From syl- +‎ gwedd (“appearance; form; manner; condition”).[1] The first element is related to (either derived from or cognate with) Latin solum (“ground, base”); compare sail (“basis”) and sylfaen (“foundation”).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

sylwedd m (plural sylweddau, not mutable)

  1. substance

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sylwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 70 v
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