chwith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwiːθ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /χwiːθ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʍiːθ/, /wiːθ/

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• Rhymes: -iːθ

Adjective

chwith (feminine singular chwith, plural chwith, not comparable, not mutable)

1. left

   Antonym: de

2. wrong

   Synonyms: anghywir, beius

3. sad

   Synonym: trist

4. sorry

   Synonym: anffodus

5. strange

   Synonyms: dieithr, anghyfarwydd, anghyffredin

Derived terms

• (rugby position) asgellwr chwith (“left winger”)
• chwithig (“strange, wrong”)
• chwith-glicio (“to left-click”)
• llawchwith (“left-handed”)
• lletchwith (“clumsy, awkward”)

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “chwith”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
• Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (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), “chwith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies