celwydd

Welsh

Etymology

Likely[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kēl- (“to beguile, deceive”), and so cognate with Latin calvor (“I deceive”), Ancient Greek κηλέω (kēléō, “I bewitch”), Old English holian (“to slander”), and English challenge.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlwɨ̞ð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlwɪð/
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Noun

celwydd m (plural celwyddau)

  1. lie, falsehood
    Synonym: anwiredd

Derived terms
  • canfodydd celwyddau (“lie detector”)
  • celwydd golau (“white lie”)
  • celwydd gwyn (“white lie”)
  • celwyddwr (“liar”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
celwydd gelwydd nghelwydd chelwydd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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