clwyd

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh clwyt, from Proto-Brythonic *kluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *klētā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to lean). Cognate with French claie and Irish cliath.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

clwyd f (plural clwydau or clwydi)

  1. hurdle
  2. (southeast Wales) gate

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clwyd glwyd nghlwyd chlwyd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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