uwd

Welsh

Alternative forms

• iwd (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh iwt, from Old Welsh iot, from Proto-Celtic *yut-, *yot-, from Proto-Indo-European *yewH-s- (“sap, juice, broth”), from *yewH- (“to blend, mix (food), knead”).

Cognate with Breton yod, Cornish yôs, Old Irish íth, and Gallo-Latin iotta, iutta.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɨ̞u̯d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɪu̯d/

Noun

uwd m (usually uncountable, plural iydoedd)

1. porridge
2. oatmeal

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
uwd	unchanged	unchanged	huwd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.