barcud

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to bery (“bird of prey”) +‎ cud (“kite”).

Pronunciation

Noun

barcud m (plural barcutiaid or barcudiaid)

  1. kite (bird)
  2. kite (toy)

Derived terms

  • barcud coch (“red kite”)
  • barcuta (“hang-glide”)
  • troed y barcud (“common meadowrue; lesser meadowrue”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of barcud
radical soft nasal aspirate
barcud farcud marcud unchanged

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “kite”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “barcud”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “barcud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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