cwta

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English kut, kutte (“cut, cut down”) (compare Cornish kot).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊta/

Adjective

cwta (feminine singular cota, plural cwtaon or cwteuon, equative cwteued, comparative cwteuach, superlative cwteuaf)

1. short, cut short, clipped
2. succinct
3. meagre, mean, stingy
4. curt, abrupt, snappish
5. having a docked tail, short-tailed

Derived terms

• buwch goch gota (“ladybird, ladybug”)
• moch cwta (“guinea pigs”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwta

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwta	gwta	nghwta	chwta

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), “cwta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies