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Welsh
Etymology
From tin (“arse, buttocks”) + poeth (“hot, spicy”). The plant sense may be a partial calque of English arsesmart.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tinboeth (feminine singular tinboeth, plural tinboethion, equative mor dinboeth, comparative mwy tinboeth, superlative mwyaf tinboeth)
- (vulgar) lecherous, lascivious, lustful (of women)
- Synonym: cynhaig
Usage notes
Noun
tinboeth f (plural tinboethion or tinboethiaid)
- (with definite article) hydropiper, water pepper, arsesmart (Persicaria hydropiper)
- Synonyms: poethlys y dŵr, pengoch, llysiau'r din, gofid tin
- other smartweed species (Persicaria)
- Synonym: canwraidd
- ragwort (Asteraceae spp., esp. Senecio and Jacobaea spp.)
- Synonym: llysiau'r gengroen
- redstart (Phoenicurus spp.)
- Synonym: tingoch
- bullfinch (Pyrrhula spp.)
- Synonym: coch y berllan
- venereal disease
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tinboeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies