gwawd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwawt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwọd, from Proto-Celtic *wātis (compare Gaulish uatis, Old Irish fáith (“seer, prophet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”). Cognate with Latin vātēs^[1] and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwau̯d/

Noun

gwawd m (plural gwawdiau or gwawdau)

(obsolete) song of praise, exaltation, eulogy
(uncountable) scorn, mockery, derision
Synonyms: gwatwar, amarch, dirmyg

Derived terms

gwawdio (“to mock, to deride”)
gwawdlun (“caricature”)
gwawdlyd (“mocking, scornful”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwawd*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwawd	wawd	ngwawd	unchanged

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

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

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