sylwedd

Welsh

Etymology

From syl- +‎ gwedd (“appearance; form; manner; condition”).^[1] The first element is related to (either derived from or cognate with) Latin solum (“ground, base”); compare sail (“basis”) and sylfaen (“foundation”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsəlwɛð/

Noun

sylwedd m (plural sylweddau, not mutable)

substance

Derived terms

sylweddol (“substantial”)
sylweddu (“to substantiate, to realise”)

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sylwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 70 v

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

[2] Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 70 v

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