glwth

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Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

glwth m (plural glythau or glythoedd)

  1. couch, sofa
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Welsh glwth, from Proto-Brythonic *gluθ, from Latin gluttō (glutton).

Adjective[edit]

glwth (feminine singular gloth, plural glythion, equative mor lwth, comparative mwy glwth, superlative mwyaf glwth)

  1. gluttonous, voracious, greedy

Noun[edit]

glwth m (plural glythion)

  1. glutton
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Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glwth lwth nglwth unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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