sylwedd

Welsh

Etymology

From syl- +‎ gwedd (“appearance; form; manner; condition”).[1] The first element is related to (either derived from or cognate with) Latin solum (“ground, base”); compare sail (“basis”) and sylfaen (“foundation”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsəlwɛð/

Noun

sylwedd m (plural sylweddau, not mutable)

  1. substance

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
sylwedd unchanged unchanged unchanged

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sylwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 70 v
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