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blawd

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *mlātos, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂tós (ground), noun from *melh₂- (to grind).

Noun

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blawd m (plural blodiau or blodion)

  1. flour, meal
    Synonyms: can, fflŵr, paill
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *blātus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (blossom, flower). Cognate with Irish bláth, Scottish Gaelic blàth and Manx blaa.

Noun

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blawd m (collective, singulative blodyn)

  1. (obsolete) flowers, blooms, blossoms
    Synonym: blodau
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of blawd
radical soft nasal aspirate
blawd flawd mlawd unchanged

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

Further reading

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