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bywyd

bywyd

Welsh

Noun

bywyd m (plural bywydau or bywydoedd)

    1. life, existence; liveliness, zest
    2. lifetime, course of life
    1. living, livelihood, sustenance
    2. wealth, income
    3. reward, gift

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Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bywyd fywyd mywyd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bïwïd, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts (compare Old Irish bethu, bethad, Irish beatha), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Latin vīta, Ancient Greek βίοτος ‎(bíotos), Old Church Slavonic, животъ ‎(životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà ‎(“life”), Sanskrit जीवित ‎(jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life")), ultimately from *gʷeih₃w- ‎(“to live”), compare *gʷih₃wós ‎(“alive”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbəwɨ̞d/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbəwɪd/

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