chwith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwiːθ/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /χwiːθ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ʍiːθ/, /wiːθ/
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  • Rhymes: -iːθ

Adjective

chwith (feminine singular chwith, plural chwith, not comparable, not mutable)

  1. left
    Antonym: de
  2. wrong
  3. sad
  4. sorry
  5. strange

Further reading
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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