tywyllwch

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təu̯.ˈəɬʊχ/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtwəɬʊχ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtʊɬʊχ/
• Rhymes: -əɬʊχ

Etymology 1

tywyll +‎ -wch

Noun

tywyllwch m (uncountable)

1. darkness

   Synonym: tywyll

Derived terms

• gwell cynnau cannwyll na melltithio'r tywyllwch (“better light a candle than rage against the dark”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tywyllwch

1. (colloquial) second-person plural future/imperative of tywyllu

Mutation

Mutated forms of tywyllwch

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tywyllwch	dywyllwch	nhywyllwch	thywyllwch

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