hwyad

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hwyat, from Proto-Brythonic *(s)awyetos (compare Cornish hos, Breton houad), from Proto-Celtic *awis (compare dialectal Irish aoi (“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”) (compare Latin avis).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhʊɨ̯.ad/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhʊi̯.ad/
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Noun

hwyad f (plural hwyaid, not mutable)

  1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

Derived terms
  • corhwyad (“teal”)
  • hwyad addfain (“garganey”)
  • hwyad lwyd (“gadwall”)
  • hwyad wyllt (“mallard”)
  • hwyad yr eithin (“sheldrake”)
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