twp
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See also: Twp.
Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]twp
See also
[edit]English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Abbreviation.
Noun
[edit]twp (plural twps)
- Abbreviation of township.
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /tʊp/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʊp
Noun
[edit]twp
- (Wales) A fool.
- 1946, Marguerite Florence Hélène Jervais Evans, Oliver Sandys, Caradoc Evans:
- This is what he said: "Christ is not a twp. He does not want money. He wants no more than your heart and He has got mine."
- 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
- He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
Adjective
[edit]twp (comparative more twp, superlative most twp)
- (Wales) Foolish.
- 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
- He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
- 2005, Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey, Popular television drama: critical perspectives:
- As I wrote at the time, Terry is the epitome of a 'twp Taffy' and many would argue that this is the only kind of Welsh representation regularly available […]
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare dialectal English tup (“fool”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]twp (feminine singular twp, plural twp, equative twped, comparative twpach, superlative twpaf)
- stupid
- 2013, Eminem, Rap God (Welsh translation)[1]
- Paid bod yn dwp! (translation of English Don't be a retard!)
- Don't be stupid!
- Synonym: pŵl
- 2013, Eminem, Rap God (Welsh translation)[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: twp
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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twp | dwp | nhwp | thwp |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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