uwd

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh iwt, from Old Welsh iot, from Proto-Celtic *yut-, *yot-. The Celtic is traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *yewH-s- (“sap, juice, broth”), from *yewH- (“to blend, mix (food), knead”).

However, Matasovic is skeptical of links to Proto-Indo-European, due to the laryngeal in the reconstructed form showing no traces in Celtic, and considers the word a substrate borrowing.

Cognate with Breton yod, Cornish yôs, Old Irish íth, as well as Gallo-Latin iotta, iutta (borrowed from Celtic).

Pronunciation

Noun

uwd m (usually uncountable, plural iydoedd)

  1. porridge, oatmeal
  2. pottage
  3. pap, pulp
    Synonyms: llwtrws, meddal, pwlp, seiten

Derived terms
  • uwd papur (“paper pulp”)
  • uwd rhynion (“gruel”)
  • uwd sucan (“sowens”)
  • uwdfys, bys yr uwd (“index finger”)
  • uwtffon (“spatula, spurtle”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
uwd unchanged unchanged huwd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 438-9
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