ciwed

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh kiwet, from Proto-Brythonic *kiwed, borrowed from Latin cīvitās. Doublet of ciwdod, which is from the Latin accusative form cīvitātem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪu̯ɛd/

Noun

ciwed f or m (plural ciweidiau)

  1. mob, rabble, gang
    Synonyms: haid, criw, clic
  2. people, nation, gang
    Synonyms: pobl, torf, llu, mintai

Derived terms

  • ciwed orfod (“press gang”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciwed
radical soft nasal aspirate
ciwed giwed nghiwed chiwed

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), “gang”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “mob”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “rabble”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ciwed”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ciwed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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