piws
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English puce, from French puce (“flea”), from Latin pūlex.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
piws (feminine singular piws, plural piws, not comparable)
- puce (brownish purple)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
piws | biws | mhiws | phiws |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
gwyn | llwyd | du |
coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “piws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies