twp

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Translingual

Symbol

twp

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ere.

See also

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

twp (plural twps)

  1. Abbreviation of township.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Welsh twp.

Pronunciation

Noun

twp

  1. (Wales) A fool.
    • 1946, Marguerite Florence Hélène Jervais Evans, Oliver Sandys, Caradoc Evans:
      This is what he said: "Christ is not a twp. He does not want money. He wants no more than your heart and He has got mine."
    • 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
      He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.

Adjective

twp (comparative more twp, superlative most twp)

  1. (Wales) Foolish.
    • 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
      He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
    • 2005, Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey, Popular television drama: critical perspectives:
      As I wrote at the time, Terry is the epitome of a 'twp Taffy' and many would argue that this is the only kind of Welsh representation regularly available […]

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

Compare dialectal English tup (“fool”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

twp (feminine singular twp, plural twp, equative twped, comparative twpach, superlative twpaf)

  1. stupid
    • 2013, Eminem, Rap God (Welsh translation)[1]
      Paid bod yn dwp! (translation of English Don't be a retard!)
      Don't be stupid!
    Synonym: pŵl

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: twp

Mutation

Mutated forms of twp
radical soft nasal aspirate
twp dwp nhwp thwp

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), “twp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ https://lyricstranslate.com/en/rap-god-duw-rap.html-0
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