hoyw

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh hoyw, hoev. Schumacher and Johnston identify this as cognate to Latin saevus (“savage”). Isaac instead posits origin from Proto-Celtic *aisus, with a metathesis of *-s- > *-h- to the beginning of the word. No etymology was provided in the GPC until the 2020s, when a mention of these two etymologies was added. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɨ̯.u/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔi̯.u/ === Adjective === hoyw (feminine singular hoyw, plural hoywon, equative hoywed, comparative hoywach, superlative hoywaf, not mutable) gay, joyful, merry Synonyms: heini, llawen, bywiog gay, homosexual Synonym: cyfunrhywiol ==== Derived terms ==== balchder hoyw (“gay pride”) hoywdeb (“gaiety”) hoywder (“gayness”) === References === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hoyw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “hoyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies