llostchwydd

Welsh

Etymology

llost (“tail, penis”) +‎ chwydd (“swelling, protuberance”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɔsdχwɨ̞ð/, [ˈɬɔstχwɨ̞ð]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɔsdχʊi̯ð/, /ˈɬɔsdχwɪð/, [ˈɬɔstχʊi̯ð], [ˈɬɔstχwɪð]
Rhymes: -ɔstχʊɨ̯ð

Noun

llostchwydd m (plural llostchwyddau)

(pathology) priapism

Synonyms

llostfawr
llostgyfod
llostrudd
priapaeth
safgal

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llostchwydd	lostchwydd	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary 1995: University of Wales Press, Cardiff. Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones, eds.
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llostchwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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