cudd

See also: Cudd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ-, extended formation of *(s)kewH- (“hide, conceal”). Akin to English hide, Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “conceal, cover”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kiːð/
• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Noun

cudd m (plural cuddiau or cuddion)

1. concealment, hiding

Derived terms

• cuddfan f (“hiding place”)
• cuddfa f (“hiding place; hidden store”)
• cuddgell f (“crypt”)
• cuddliw m (“camouflage”)
• gorchudd m (“covering; veil”)

 

Adjective

cudd (feminine singular cudd, plural cudd, equative cudded, comparative cuddach, superlative cuddaf)

1. concealed, hidden
2. concealing, hiding

Related terms

• cuddio (“hide”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cudd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cudd	gudd	nghudd	chudd

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

Further reading

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