sychdwr

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sych (“dry”) +‎ -dwr

Pronunciation[edit]

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχdʊr/, [ˈsəχtʊr]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχdʊr/, [ˈsəχtʊr]

Noun[edit]

sychdwr m (uncountable, not mutable)

drought, aridity
Synonym: sychin
(historical, metaphysics) drought, dryness (one of the four qualities of matter in medieval proto-science)

Related terms[edit]

syched (“thirst”)
sychder (“dryness”)
sychin (“arid”)
sychu (“to dry”)

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

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