peth

See also: Peth, PEth, and peð

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [peːθ]

Noun

peth m (plural pethow)

  1. thing

Pronoun

peth

  1. (interrogative) what
    Peth yw hebma? ― What is this?

Synonyms
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) pyth

Mutation
  Mutation of peth  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
peth beth feth unchanged unchanged unchanged

Occitan

Contraction

peth (Gascony)

  1. Contraction of per eth.
    Cada an, que pujava peth Mont Valièr amont, dam eras vacas, nà amontanhar.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Cornish pyth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid). Cognate with English piece.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peːθ/
  • Rhymes: -eːθ

Noun

peth m or f (plural pethau or pethach)

  1. thing, object
  2. material, stuff, substance
  3. device, instrument
  4. (usually in the plural) personal possessions, belongings, tools, equipment
  5. something, anything
  6. person, creature (often derogatory, but also affectionate)
  7. affair, matter, business
  8. (in the plural) interests, concerns
  9. (in the plural) circumstances, conditions
  10. act, action; event
  11. what is said or thought, statement, opinion, idea
  12. characteristic, attribute, quality

Derived terms
  • beth? (“what”)
  • cas beth
  • hen beth (“antique”)
  • popeth (“everything”)
  • rhywbeth (“something”)
  • y nesaf peth i ddim (“next to nothing”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
peth beth mheth pheth
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), “peth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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