mwd

See also: mẁd and m/w/d

Welsh

Etymology 1

Backformed as the radical of fwd, borrowed from Middle English vaut (“vault”).

Noun

mwd m or f (plural mwdau or mydau, diminutive mwdyn or mwden)

1. vault, ceiling
2. vault, cellar

   Synonyms: cromgell, bedd, ceudwll

3. canopy

   Synonyms: canopi, gortho

Derived terms

• nenfwd (“ceiling”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mood.

Noun

mwd m

1. mood

   Synonyms: tymer, hwyl, naws, awyrgylch

Mutation

Mutated forms of mwd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mwd	fwd	unchanged	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), “mwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies