peunaidd

Welsh

Etymology

From paun (“peacock”) +‎ -aidd.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nai̯ð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nɛð/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nai̯ð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nɛð/

Adjective

peunaidd (feminine singular peunaidd, plural peunaidd, equative mor beunaidd, comparative mwy peunaidd, superlative mwyaf peunaidd)

peacock-like
proud, ostentatious

Derived terms

glas peunaidd (“peacock blue”)
sïedn copog peunaidd (“peacock coquette, Lophornis pavonina”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
peunaidd	beunaidd	mheunaidd	pheunaidd
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), “peunaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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