chwith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwiːθ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /χwiːθ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʍiːθ/, /wiːθ/

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• Rhymes: -iːθ

Adjective

chwith (feminine singular chwith, plural chwith, not comparable, not mutable)

1. left

   Antonym: de

2. wrong
3. sad
4. sorry
5. strange

Further reading

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies