peunaidd

Welsh

Etymology

From paun (“peacock”) +‎ -aidd.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nai̯ð/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nɛð/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nai̯ð/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɨ̯nɛð/

Adjective

peunaidd (feminine singular peunaidd, plural peunaidd, equative mor beunaidd, comparative mwy peunaidd, superlative mwyaf peunaidd)

1. peacock-like
2. proud, ostentatious

Derived terms

• glas peunaidd (“peacock blue”)
• sïedn copog peunaidd (“peacock coquette, Lophornis pavonina”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of peunaidd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
peunaidd	beunaidd	mheunaidd	pheunaidd

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