gwŷdd

== Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɨːð/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwiːð/ Rhymes: -ɨːð === Etymology 1 === From gwau (“to weave”) +‎ -ydd. ==== Noun ==== gwŷdd m (plural gwyddiau) loom Synonym: ffrâm wau === Etymology 2 === From Middle Welsh gwydd, from Old Welsh guid, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨð, from Proto-Celtic *widus. ==== Noun ==== gwŷdd (plural, singular gwydden f) (literary) trees Synonyms: coed, colfenni, prennau ===== Usage notes ===== Although the usual word for "trees" is coed, gwŷdd is still very common as a final element in the names of many tree species and other woody plants in the mutated form -wydd. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== gwŷdd m (plural gwyddion) (North Wales) plough Synonym: aradr === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwŷdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies