pwys

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *puɨs, from Latin pēnsum.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /puːɨ̯s/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /pʊi̯s/

Noun

pwys m (plural pwysau or pwysi)

  1. weight, burden, pressure
  2. importance, significance
  3. emphasis, stress
  4. (plural pwysi) pound (unit of measurement)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
pwys bwys mhwys phwys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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