FromProto-Brythonic *peθ (compareWelsh peth ,Breton pezh ), fromProto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compareIrish cuid ).
peth m (plural pethow )
thing peth
( interrogative ) what Peth yw hebma? ―What is this?peth ( Gascony )
Contraction ofper eth .Cada an, que pujavapeth Mont Valièr amont, dam eras vacas, nà amontanhar. (please add an English translation of this usage example) FromProto-Brythonic *peθ (compareCornish pyth ,Breton pezh ), fromProto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compareIrish cuid ). Cognate withEnglish piece .
peth m or f (plural pethau or pethach )
thing ,object material ,stuff ,substance device ,instrument ( usually in theplural ) personal possessions ,belongings ,tools ,equipment something ,anything person ,creature ( often derogatory, but also affectionate ) affair ,matter ,business ( in theplural ) interests ,concerns ( in theplural ) circumstances ,conditions act ,action ;event what is said or thought,statement ,opinion ,idea characteristic ,attribute ,quality Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “peth ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies