chwys

See also: chŵys

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh chuis, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨs, from Proto-Celtic *swissos, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɨːs/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /χwiːs/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʍiːs/

Noun

chwys m (uncountable, not mutable)

sweat

Derived terms

chwarren chwys (“sweat gland”)
chwys Mair (“buttercup”)
chwyslyd, chwysol (“sweaty”)
chwystwll (“pore”)
chwysu (“to sweat”)
crys chwys (“sweatshirt”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχuɨ̯s/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχui̯s/

Noun

chwys

alternative form of chŵys (“aspirate mutation of cwys”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cwys*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwys	gwys	nghwys	chwys

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

Further reading

Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies