bismwth

Welsh

Chemical element
Bi
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Crisial bismwth

Etymology

Borrowed from English bismuth, from German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪsmʊθ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪzmʊθ/
• Rhymes: -ɪsmʊθ

Noun

bismwth m (uncountable)

1. bismuth

   Synonym: ystaenwydr

Mutation

Mutated forms of bismwth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bismwth	fismwth	mismwth	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), “bismwth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies