poeth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *poɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷoxtos (“cooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook”). Doublet of coeth.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /poːɨ̯θ/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /pɔi̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /poːθ/
Rhymes: -oːɨ̯θ

Adjective

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Synonyms

brwd, cynnes, twym

Derived terms

ci poeth (“hot dog”)
crasboeth (“hot and dry, torrid”)
chwilboeth (“piping hot”)
poethder (“heat”)
poethfel (“turf”)
poethi (“to heat”)
poethwg (“aridity”)
(purism) poethrawn (“pepper”)
siocled poeth (“hot chocolate”)
tinboeth (“lecherous; water pepper plant; some bird species”)

Mutation

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Further reading

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

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