swydd

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh swyð, from Proto-Brythonic *suɨð, from Latin sēdēs (seat).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

swydd f (plural swyddi or swyddau, not mutable)

  1. job
    Synonym: gyrfa
  2. office, post, position, capacity
  3. county (especially in England)
    Synonym: sir

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References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “swydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies