tywod

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh tywawt.

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Particularly: “By surface analysis, looks a bit like a combination of the root underlying tywyn (beach; sand dune) + -od (nominal suffix, forms nouns having the characteristic of). Perhaps related to twyn (hill, dune) then.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtəwɔd/
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  • Rhymes: -əwɔd

Noun

tywod m (plural tywodydd, diminutive tywodyn)

  1. sand

Derived terms

  • tywyn (beach, dune)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tywod dywod nhywod thywod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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