peunaidd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From paun (“peacock”) + -aidd.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nai̯ð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nɛð/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nai̯ð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nɛð/
Adjective[edit]
peunaidd (feminine singular peunaidd, plural peunaidd, equative mor beunaidd, comparative mwy peunaidd, superlative mwyaf peunaidd)
- peacock-like
- proud, ostentatious
Derived terms[edit]
- glas peunaidd (“peacock blue”)
- sïedn copog peunaidd (“peacock coquette, Lophornis pavonina”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| peunaidd | beunaidd | mheunaidd | pheunaidd |
| 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), “peunaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies