tywod

Welsh

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “By surface analysis, looks a bit like a combination of the root underlying tywyn (“beach; sand dune”) + -od (“nominal suffix, forms nouns having the characteristic of”). Perhaps related to twyn (“hill, dune”) then.”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtəwɔd/
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Rhymes: -əwɔd

Noun

tywod m (plural tywodydd, diminutive tywodyn)

sand

Derived terms

tywodfaen (“sanddstone”)
tywodfaen gwyrdd (“greensand”)
tywodlys (“sandwort”)

Related terms

tywyn (“beach, dune”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tywod*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tywod	dywod	nhywod	thywod

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