awydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh awyð, which could be from Proto-Celtic *awēdo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eydo-, *h₂ew-ido, from *h₂ew- (“to enjoy”), related to Latin avidus.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

awydd m (plural awyddau)

  1. eagerness
    Synonym: awch
  2. desire
    Synonyms: chwant, eisiau, dymuniad
    Does dim awydd arna i.
    I don't want to.
    (literally, “There's no desire upon me.”)

Derived terms

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

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