celwydd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kēl- (“to beguile, deceive”), and so cognate with Latin calvor (“I deceive”), Ancient Greek κηλέω (kēléō, “I bewitch”), Old English holian (“to slander”), and English challenge.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlwɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlwɪð/
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Noun[edit]
celwydd m (plural celwyddau)
Derived terms[edit]
- canfodydd celwyddau (“lie detector”)
- celwydd golau (“white lie”)
- celwydd gwyn (“white lie”)
- celwyddwr (“liar”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| celwydd | gelwydd | nghelwydd | chelwydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||