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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Adjective

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

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

References

• 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
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN