gwedd

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh gweð, from Proto-Brythonic *gweð, from Proto-Celtic *widā, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see).

Noun

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gwedd f (plural gweddau)

  1. sight, look, appearance
    Synonyms: edrychiad, golwg, ymddangosiad
  2. shape, form
    Synonyms: ffurf, llun, siâp
  3. manner, mode
    Synonyms: dull, modd
  4. condition
    Synonym: cyflwr
  5. (computing, in compounds) -ware
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (bind, secure). Cognate with Old Irish fedan (act of carrying) and English wed.

Noun

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gwedd f (plural gweddoedd)

  1. yoke
  2. team (of draught animals)
    gwedd o ychena team of oxen
Derived terms
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  • gweddau (traces, draught harness)
  • gweddu (to be yoked)

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwedd wedd ngwedd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.