cotwm

cotwm

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cotwn, cwtwm, cwtwn

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English coton.

Pronunciation

Noun

cotwm m (usually uncountable, plural cotymau)

  1. cotton
  2. (figurative) good quality, excellence
    Synonyms: gwychder, rhagoroldeb

Derived terms

  • cotwm y waun (“cottongrass”)
  • colli ei gotwm (“to decline in quality”, literally “to lose one's cotton”)
  • gwlân cotwm (“cotton wool”)
  • lafant y cotwm (“lavender cotton”)
  • llwm ei gotwm (“threadbare”, literally “bare of its cotton”)
  • meisgen cotwm (“boil weevil”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cotwm
radical soft nasal aspirate
cotwm gotwm nghotwm chotwm

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cotwm”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cotwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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