barcud

Welsh

Alternative forms

• barcut

Etymology

Equivalent to bery (“bird of prey”) +‎ cud (“kite”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbarkɨ̞d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbarkɪd/

Noun

barcud m (plural barcutiaid or barcudiaid)

1. kite (bird)
2. kite (toy)

Derived terms

• barcud coch (“red kite”)
• barcuta (“hang-glide”)
• troed y barcud (“common meadowrue; lesser meadowrue”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of barcud

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
barcud	farcud	marcud	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “kite”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “barcud”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “barcud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies