chwythu

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθɨd, from Proto-Celtic *swisdeti (compare Breton c’hwezhañ, Cornish hwytha and Old Irish do·infet (blow)), from Proto-Indo-European *sweysd- (to hiss) (compare Ancient Greek σίζω (sízō, I hiss), Russian свиста́ть (svistátʹ)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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chwythu (first-person singular present chwythaf, not mutable)

  1. to blow

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwythu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies