mwydyn
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *meit-, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁i-ti-; compare Old Irish móith (“tender, soft”), Middle Breton boedenn (“pith, marrow”). Related to mwyn (“tender, mild”) and mwyd (“soaking, moistening”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯dɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmʊi̯dɪn/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯dɨ̞n
Noun
mwydyn m (plural mwydion or mwydod)
- soft inner part, pith, pulp
- Synonym: bywyn
- (South Wales) worm, earthworm
- Synonyms: abwydyn, pryf genwair
Derived terms
- mwydionog (“pithy, pulpy”)
- mwydion bara (“soft inside of a loaf”)
- mwydion coed (“wood pulp”)
- mwydion ffrwythau (“fruit pulp”)
- mwydion papur (“paper pulp”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mwydyn | fwydyn | unchanged | unchanged |
| 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), “mwydyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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