twp

See also: Twp.

Translingual

Symbol

twp

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ere.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ere terms

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

twp (plural twps)

1. Abbreviation of township.

Alternative forms

• Twp
• Twp.
• twp.

Etymology 2

From Welsh twp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊp/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʊp

Noun

twp

1. (Wales) A fool.
   • 1946, Marguerite Florence Hélène Jervais Evans, Oliver Sandys, Caradoc Evans:

     This is what he said: "Christ is not a twp. He does not want money. He wants no more than your heart and He has got mine."

   • 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:

     He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.

Adjective

twp (comparative more twp, superlative most twp)

1. (Wales) Foolish.
   • 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:

     He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.

   • 2005, Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey, Popular television drama: critical perspectives:

     As I wrote at the time, Terry is the epitome of a 'twp Taffy' and many would argue that this is the only kind of Welsh representation regularly available […]

Anagrams

• PWT, WPT, WTP, PTW, TPW

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊp/

Etymology 1

Compare dialectal English tup (“fool”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

twp (feminine singular twp, plural twp, equative twped, comparative twpach, superlative twpaf)

1. stupid

   Synonym: pŵl

Derived terms

• twpsyn (“stupid man”)
• twpsen (“stupid woman”)
• twpdra (“stupidity”)

Descendants

• → English: twp

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tub(fish).

Noun

twp m (plural twps)

1. alternative form of twb (“chub”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of twp

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twp	dwp	nhwp	thwp

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “twp”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “twp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies