peth

See also: peð

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [peːθ]

Noun

peth m (plural pethow)

  1. thing

Pronoun

peth

  1. (interrogative) what
    Peth yw hebma? ― What is this?

Synonyms
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) pyth

Mutation
  Mutation of peth  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
peth beth feth unchanged unchanged unchanged

Middle English

Noun

peth

  1. Alternative form of path

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Cornish pyth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peːθ/

Noun

peth m or f (plural pethau)

    1. thing, object
    2. material, stuff, substance
    3. device, instrument
    4. (usually plural) persona possessions, belongings, tools, equipment
    5. something, anything
  2. person, creature (often derogatory, but also affectionate)
    1. affair, matter, business
    2. (plural) interests, concerns
    3. (plural) circumstances, conditions
    4. act, action; event
    5. what is said or thought, statement, opinion, idea
    6. characteristic, attribute, quality

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
peth beth mheth pheth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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