glwth

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡluːθ/
• Rhymes: -uːθ

Etymology 1

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Noun

glwth m (plural glythau or glythoedd)

1. couch, sofa

   Synonyms: setî, soffa

Derived terms

• glwth gorffwys (“daybed, chaise longue”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh glwth, from Proto-Brythonic *gluθ, from Latin gluttō (“glutton”).

Adjective

glwth (feminine singular gloth, plural glythion, equative mor lwth, comparative mwy glwth, superlative mwyaf glwth)

1. gluttonous, voracious, greedy

Noun

glwth m (plural glythion)

1. glutton

Coordinate terms

• (gender): gloth f

Derived terms

• glythineb

Mutation

Mutated forms of glwth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glwth	lwth	nglwth	unchanged

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