trwm

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh trwm, from Old Welsh trum, from Proto-Brythonic *trum, from Proto-Celtic *trummos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trʊm/
• Rhymes: -ʊm

Adjective

trwm (feminine singular trom, plural trymion, equative trymed, comparative trymach, superlative trymaf)

1. (literally and figurative) heavy
2. sad

   Synonym: trist

Derived terms

• pendrwm
• trymaidd (“close, muggy”)
• trymder (“heaviness”)
• trymfryd (“sadness, sorrow”)
• trymhau
• trymlwythog (“burdened”)
• trymllyd (“close, oppressive”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trwm	drwm	nhrwm	thrwm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies