mwgwd

Welsh

Mwgwd

Yr Arlywydd Tsai Ing-wen yn gwisgo mwgwd

Merch yn gwisio mwgwd

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmʊɡʊd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːɡʊd/, /ˈmʊɡʊd/

Noun

mwgwd m (plural mygydau)

1. mask

   Synonym: masg

2. blindfold

Derived terms

• mwgwd nwy (“gas mask”)
• mygydog (“masked, blindfolded”)
• mygydu (“to mask, to blindfold”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mwgwd	fwgwd	unchanged	unchanged
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), “mwgwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies