grudd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *groudos- (“cheek; slope”). Cognate with Cornish grudh (“jaw, mandible”), Irish grua (“cheek”), Scottish Gaelic gruaidh (“cheek”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡrɨːð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡriːð/

Noun

grudd m or f (plural gruddiau)

  1. cheek

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
grudd rudd ngrudd unchanged
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), “grudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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