sychdwr

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Welsh

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

sych (dry) +‎ -dwr

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

sychdwr m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. drought, aridity
    Synonym: sychin
  2. (historical, metaphysics) drought, dryness (one of the four qualities of matter in medieval proto-science)
[edit]

Further reading

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