peth

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).

• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [peːθ]

peth m (plural pethow)

1. thing

peth

1. (interrogative) what

   Peth yw hebma? ― What is this?

• (Revived Middle Cornish) pyth

peth (Gascony)

1. Contraction of per eth.

   Cada an, que pujava peth Mont Valièr amont, dam eras vacas, nà amontanhar.

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From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Cornish pyth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid). Cognate with English piece.

• IPA^(key): /peːθ/
• Rhymes: -eːθ

peth m or f (plural pethau or pethach)

1. thing, object
2. material, stuff, substance
3. device, instrument
4. (usually in the plural) personal possessions, belongings, tools, equipment
5. something, anything
6. person, creature (often derogatory, but also affectionate)
7. affair, matter, business
8. (in the plural) interests, concerns
9. (in the plural) circumstances, conditions
10. act, action; event
11. what is said or thought, statement, opinion, idea
12. characteristic, attribute, quality

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