gŵydd

See also: gwŷdd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡuːɨ̯ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡʊi̯ð/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gwyð, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *weidos, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”); cognate with Old Irish fíad (“in front of, in the presence of”).

Noun

gŵydd m (uncountable)

1. presence, face

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh guit, from Proto-Celtic *gezdā; cognate with Breton gwaz, Cornish goodh, Middle Irish géd (Irish gé).

Noun

gŵydd f (plural gwyddau)

1. goose (grazing waterfowl)
2. (figuratively) simpleton
3. tailor's goose, goose iron
4. rod connecting each of the cradle-teeth of a scythe to the stock and acting as a support

Derived terms

• croen gŵydd (“goose bumps”)
• gŵydd Americanaidd (“toucan”)
• gŵydd dalcen-wen (“white-fronted goose”)
• gŵydd dorchawg, gŵydd Ganada (“Canada goose”)
• gŵydd droedbinc (“pink-footed goose”)
• gŵydd ddu (“Brent goose”)
• gŵydd frongoch, gŵydd fronrudd (“red-breasted goose”)
• gŵydd wyllt (“wild goose, greylag goose”)
• gŵydd wyran, gŵydd y môr (“barnacle goose”)
• gŵydd y weilgi (“gannet”)
• gŵydd yr Aifft (“Egyptian goose or Nile goose”)
• gwylanwydd (“gannet”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gŵydd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gŵydd	ŵydd	ngŵydd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 3

From gwŷdd (Etymology 2)

Adjective

gŵydd (feminine singular gŵydd, plural gŵydd, unknown comparative)

1. wild, savage, uncultivated, woody

Mutation

Mutated forms of gŵydd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gŵydd	ŵydd	ngŵydd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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