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Welsh
Etymology
From ymwthio (“to self-propel”) + -iad or ym- (“self-, auto-”) + gwthiad (“thrust, propulsion”).
Noun
ymwthiad m (plural ymwthiadau)
- push (of oneself forward)
- Synonyms: gwthiad, gyriad
- (exercise) press-up, push-up
- (linguistics) epenthesis
- Synonyms: epenthesis, rhyngosodiad
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymwthiad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies