gŵydd

See also: gwŷdd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡuːɨ̯ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡʊi̯ð/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gwyð, from Proto-Celtic *wēdos, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”); cognate with Old Irish fíad (“in front of, in the presence of”).

Noun

gŵydd m (uncountable)

1. presence, face

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh guit, from Proto-Celtic *gezdā; cognate with Breton gwaz, Cornish goth, Middle Irish géd (Irish gé).

Noun

gŵydd f (plural gwyddau)

1. goose (grazing waterfowl)
2. (figuratively) simpleton
3. (tailor's) goose, goose iron
4. rod connecting each of the cradle-teeth of a scythe to the stock and acting as a support

Derived terms

• croen gŵydd (“goose-flesh”)
• gŵydd Americanaidd (“toucan”)
• gŵydd dalcen-wen (“white-fronted goose”)
• gŵydd dorchawg, gŵydd Ganada (“Canada goose”)
• gŵydd droedbinc (“pink-footed goose”)
• gŵydd ddu (“Brent goose”)
• gŵydd frongoch, gŵydd fronrudd (“red-breasted goose”)
• gŵydd wyllt (“wild goose, greylag goose”)
• gŵydd wyran, gŵydd y môr (“barnacle goose”)
• gŵydd y weilgi (“gannet”)
• gŵydd yr Aifft (“Egyptian goose or Nile goose”)
• gwylanwydd (“gannet”)

 

Mutation

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

References

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