blawd

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blau̯d/
  • Rhymes: -au̯d

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *mlātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂tós (“ground”), noun from *melh₂- (“to grind”).

Noun

blawd m (plural blodiau or blodion)

  1. flour, meal
    Synonyms: can, fflŵr, paill
Derived terms
  • blawd ceirch
  • blawd cnau coco
  • blawd codi
  • blawd corn
  • blawd cyflawn
  • blawd gwenith
  • blawd gwyn
  • blawd haidd
  • blawd llif
  • blawd plaen
  • blawd reis
  • blawd rhyg

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *blātus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). Cognate with Irish bláth, Scottish Gaelic blàth and Manx blaa.

Noun

blawd m (collective, singulative blodyn)

  1. (obsolete) flowers, blooms, blossoms
    Synonym: blodau
Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
blawd flawd mlawd 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), “blawd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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