cachlwyth
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cach (“shit”) + llwyth (“load”), a calque of English shitload; compare tanllwyth (“great fire”) and trymlwyth.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaχlʊɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaχlʊi̯θ/
Noun
[edit]cachlwyth m (plural cachlwythi)
- (colloquial, vulgar) shitload
- 1978: Mary Wiliam, Dawn Ymadrodd, page 13 (Gwasg Gomer)
- A hynny a roddodd fod i Bachlwyth cachlwyth. Nid yw bellach yn cael ei gyfyngu i’r cae gwair; mae’n cael ei ddefnyddio i ddisgrifio unrhyw lwyth neu bentwr blêr, neu sy’n ormod o goflaid[.]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1978: Mary Wiliam, Dawn Ymadrodd, page 13 (Gwasg Gomer)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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cachlwyth | gachlwyth | nghachlwyth | chachlwyth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.