sychdwr

Welsh

Etymology

sych (“dry”) +‎ -dwr

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχdʊr/, [ˈsəχtʊr]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχdʊr/, [ˈsəχtʊr]

Noun

sychdwr m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. drought, aridity

   Synonym: sychin

2. (historical, metaphysics) drought, dryness (one of the four qualities of matter in medieval proto-science)

Related terms

• syched (“thirst”)
• sychder (“dryness”)
• sychin (“arid”)
• sychu (“to dry”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sychdwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies