ciwdod

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh kiwdawt, from Proto-Brythonic *kiwdọd, borrowed from Latin cīvitātem, the accusative singular of cīvitās. Doublet of ciwed, which is from the nominative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪu̯dɔd/

Noun

ciwdod f or m (plural ciwdodau or ciwdodoedd)

1. race (large group of people)

   Synonym: hil

2. people (group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation)

   Synonyms: pobl, cenedl, llwyth

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciwdod

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ciwdod	giwdod	nghiwdod	chiwdod

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ciwdod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies