meddw
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *medwos, from Proto-Celtic *medu (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðu/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːðu/, /ˈmɛðu/
- Rhymes: -eːðu
Adjective
[edit]meddw (feminine singular meddw, plural meddwon, equative meddwed, comparative meddwach, superlative meddwaf)
Derived terms
[edit]- lledfeddw (“dizzy”)
- meddw henbob (“hungover”)
- meddwdod (“drunkenness, intoxication”)
- meddwi (“to get drunk; to intoxicate”)
- meddwol (“intoxicating”)
- meddwyn (“drunkard”)
- penfeddw (“light-headed, giddy”)
Related terms
[edit]- medd (“mead”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| meddw | feddw | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “meddw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “meddw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies