amrwd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh amrwt, from Proto-Celtic *an- (“un-”) + *brutus (“boiling heat”) (compare Old Irish bruth), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Synchronically analyzable as an- (“un-”) +‎ brwd (“boiled, heated”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈamrʊd/

Adjective

amrwd (feminine singular amrwd, plural amrwd)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. crude, primitive

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
amrwd unchanged unchanged hamrwd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “amrwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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