cywydd

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Welsh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌwɪð/ === Noun === cywydd (plural cywyddau) (poetry) A Welsh verse form consisting of rhyming couplets written in cynghanedd. == Welsh == === Etymology === Proto-Celtic *kom-wido-; compare Old Irish cubaid (“harmony”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəu̯ɨ̞ð/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəu̯ɪð/ === Noun === cywydd m (plural cywyddau) (poetry) cywydd ==== Derived terms ==== canu cywydd y gwcw (“to harp on”, literally “to sing the cuckoo's song”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cywydd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cywydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies