chwyddo

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From chwydd (swelling) + -o.

Verb

chwyddo (first-person singular present chwyddaf, not mutable)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to swell, to inflate
    Mae ei braich yn chwyddo.
    Her arm is swelling.
    Mae hi'n chwyddo'r balŵn.
    She inflates the balloon.
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • chwyddiant (inflation, distention)
  • chwyddedig (swollen, bloated, inflated)

Verb

chwyddo

  1. Aspirate mutation of cwyddo (to descend).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwyddo gwyddo nghwyddo chwyddo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwyddo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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