piws
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English puce, from French puce (“flea”), from Latin pūlex.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]piws (feminine singular piws, plural piws, not comparable)
- puce (brownish purple)
Mutation
[edit]| 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.
See also
[edit]| gwyn | llwyd | du |
| coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
| melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
| gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
| fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
References
[edit]- 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