cwta

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English kut, kutte (“cut, cut down”) (compare Cornish kot).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊta/

Adjective

cwta (feminine singular cota, plural cwtaon or cwteuon, equative cwteued, comparative cwteuach, superlative cwteuaf)

1. short, cut short, clipped
2. succinct
3. meagre, mean, stingy
4. curt, abrupt, snappish
5. having a docked tail, short-tailed

Derived terms

• buwch goch gota (“ladybird, ladybug”)
• moch cwta (“guinea pigs”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwta	gwta	nghwta	chwta
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), “cwta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies