cwta
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle English kut, kutte (“cut, cut down”) (compare Cornish kot).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cwta (feminine singular cota, plural cwtaon or cwteuon, equative cwteued, comparative cwteuach, superlative cwteuaf)
- short, cut short, clipped
- succinct
- meagre, mean, stingy
- curt, abrupt, snappish
- having a docked tail, short-tailed
Derived terms[edit]
- buwch goch gota (“ladybird, ladybug”)
- moch cwta (“guinea pigs”)
Mutation[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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