gwyddfid
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gwŷdd (“wood”) + bid (“hedge”). The sense of "honeysuckle" probably derives from the earlier meaning of "(forest) hedge".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðvɪd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðvɪd/, /ˈɡwɪðvɪd/
Noun[edit]
gwyddfid f (uncountable)
Noun[edit]
gwyddfid m (uncountable)
- honeysuckle, woodbine
- Synonym: llaeth y gaseg
Derived terms[edit]
- gwyddfid California m (“California honeysuckle”)
- gwyddfid Japan m (“Japanese honeysuckle”)
- gwyddfid llorweddol m (“privet honeysuckle”)
- gwyddfid syth m (“European fly honeysuckle”)
- gwyddfid trydwll m (“Italian honeysuckle”)
- llwytyn y gwyddfid m (“early grey moth”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwyddfid | wyddfid | ngwyddfid | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyddfid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies