poeth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *poɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷoxtos (“cooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook”). Doublet of coeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /poːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /pɔi̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /poːθ/
• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯θ

Adjective

poeth (feminine singular poeth, plural poethion, equative poethed, comparative poethach, superlative poethaf)

1. hot

   Synonym: gwresog

2. mulled
3. spicy

   Synonym: sbeislyd

4. (medicine) pyrexial, feverish

Derived terms

• ci poeth (“hot dog”)
• crasboeth (“hot and dry, torrid”)
• chwilboeth (“piping hot”)
• mintys poeth(ion), llysiau poeth, poethlyslyn (“peppermint”)
• poethder (“heat”)
• poethfel (“turf”)
• poethi (“to heat”)
• poethwg (“aridity”)
• (purism) poethrawn (“pepper”)
• siocled poeth (“hot chocolate”)
• tinboeth (“lecherous; water pepper plant; some bird species”)

 

Related terms

• cynnes, twym (“warm”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of poeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
poeth	boeth	mhoeth	phoeth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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