piws

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English puce, from French puce (“flea”), from Latin pūlex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪu̯s/

Adjective

piws (feminine singular piws, plural piws, not comparable)

1. puce (brownish purple)

   Synonyms: glasgoch, gwineugoch

Derived terms

• adeinbiws (“purple-winged”)
• gyddfbiws (“purple-throated”)
• talcenbiws (“purple-foreheaded”)
• torbiws (“purple-bellied”)
• twyllwr piws (“amethyst deceiver”)

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)

gwyn	llwyd	du
coch; rhudd	oren, melyngoch; brown	melyn; melynwyn
melynwyrdd	gwyrdd
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd	asur, gwynlas	glas
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo	majenta; porffor	pinc, rhuddwyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of piws

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
piws	biws	mhiws	phiws

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