meddw

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *medwos, from Proto-Celtic *medu (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

meddw (feminine singular meddw, plural meddwon, equative meddwed, comparative meddwach, superlative meddwaf)

  1. drunk
    Synonym: brwysg

Derived terms

  • lledfeddw (“dizzy”)
  • meddw henbob (“hungover”)
  • meddwdod (“drunkenness, intoxication”)
  • meddwi (“to get drunk; to intoxicate”)
  • meddwol (“intoxicating”)
  • meddwyn (“drunkard”)
  • penfeddw (“light-headed, giddy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meddw
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddw feddw unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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