cwd

See also: CWD

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kuH-t-, zero-grade without s-mobile form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”) (compare Latin cutis (“skin”), Lithuanian kutỹs (“purse”), Old English hȳd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːd/

Noun

cwd m (diminutive cwdyn or cydyn, plural cydau)

1. pouch, bag, poke
2. purse
3. (anatomy) scrotum, cod; any bag-like cavity or organ in body, sac

Derived terms

• ceillgwd (“scrotum”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwd	gwd	nghwd	chwd
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), “cwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies