cyd

See also: cyd- and -cyd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ki-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle, be lying down”). Cognate with Middle Cornish kett, Middle Breton quet.

Pronunciation

Noun

cyd m (plural cydiau)

  1. a joining, a coupling, junction; union, combination
  2. share, portion; joint possession, co-ownership
  3. sexual intercourse, copulation

Adjective

cyd (feminine singular cyd, plural cyd, not comparable)

  1. common
  2. joint, united
  3. of one accord, congenial

Derived terms
  • ar y cyd (“in common, jointly”)
  • gyda (“with”)
  • i gyd (“altogether, entirely, completely; together, with one another”)
  • i gyd ynghyd (“altogether, promiscuously”)
  • o'r gyd (“in common, jointly”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyd gyd nghyd chyd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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