cwyddo

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *kēdeti, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (to be lying down; to settle). Compare Breton kouezhañ, Cornish cothe.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

cwyddo (first-person singular present cwyddaf)

  1. (intransitive) to fall, to descend
    Synonym: ymollwng
  2. (transitive) to fell, to cast down

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwyddo gwyddo nghwyddo chwyddo
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), “cwyddo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies