hwyad
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh hwyat, from Proto-Brythonic *(s)awyetos (compare Cornish hos, Breton houad), from Proto-Celtic *awis (compare dialectal Irish aoi (“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”) (compare Latin avis).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhʊɨ̯.ad/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhʊi̯.ad/
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Noun[edit]
hwyad f (plural hwyaid, not mutable)
- duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
Derived terms[edit]
- corhwyad (“teal”)
- hwyad addfain (“garganey”)
- hwyad lwyd (“gadwall”)
- hwyad wyllt (“mallard”)
- hwyad yr eithin (“sheldrake”)
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
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