pechod

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pechawt, from Proto-Brythonic *pexọd, a borrowing from Latin peccātum (“sin”), from peccō (“I offend, sin”). Cognate with Cornish pegh, Breton pec'hed.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛχɔd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːχɔd/, /ˈpɛχɔd/

Noun

pechod m (plural pechodau)

1. (theology) sin, iniquity, sinfulness, wickedness
2. offence, transgression, wrong

   Synonyms: camwedd, tramgwydd

3. pity

Related terms

• pechu (“to sin”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pechod	bechod	mhechod	phechod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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