chwydu

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Irish sceith, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (to split, to divide). By surface analysis, chwŷd (vomit) + -u (suffix forming verbnouns).

Pronunciation

Verb

chwydu (first-person singular present chwydaf, not mutable)

  1. to vomit, to throw up
    Synonyms: cyfogi, taflu i fyny

Conjugation

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