buarth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bougortos. Synchronically analysable as bu (“cow”) +‎ garth (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɨː.arθ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.arθ/
• Rhymes: -ɨː.arθ

Noun

buarth m (plural buarthau)

1. yard, courtyard

   Synonyms: cadlas, cwrt

2. (agriculture) enclosure, fold, pen

   Synonyms: amgae, garth, lloc, toc

Derived terms

• buarth chwarae (“playground”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
buarth	fuarth	muarth	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.