sychdwr

Welsh

Etymology

sych (“dry”) +‎ -dwr

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχdʊr/, [ˈsəχtʊr]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχdʊr/, [ˈsəχtʊr]

Noun

sychdwr m (uncountable, not mutable)

drought, aridity
Synonym: sychin
(historical, metaphysics) drought, dryness (one of the four qualities of matter in medieval proto-science)

Related terms

syched (“thirst”)
sychder (“dryness”)
sychin (“arid”)
sychu (“to dry”)

Further reading

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

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