gwyrdd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwyrð, from Old Welsh guird, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwɨ̞rð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwɪrð/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞rð

Adjective

gwyrdd (feminine singular gwerdd, plural gwyrddion, equative gwyrdded, comparative gwyrddach, superlative gwyrddaf)

1. green

Derived terms

• glaswyrdd
• gwyrddlas

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)

gwyn	llwyd	du
coch; rhudd	oren, melyngoch; brown	melyn; melynwyn
melynwyrdd	gwyrdd
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd	asur, gwynlas	glas
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo	majenta; porffor	pinc, rhuddwyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyrdd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwyrdd	wyrdd	ngwyrdd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.