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byw.

alive, living, having life, animate, quick, existing, actual

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɪu̯/North-Wales/bɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/bɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. alive, living, having life, animate, quick, existing, actual

    not-comparable
  2. lively, full of life, vivacious, vigorous, sprightly, spirited, eager, sparkling; vivid, graphic

    not-comparable
  3. live (of a performance etc.)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh byw, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨw, from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós, from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

verb/bɪu̯/North-Wales/bɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/bɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. to live

    invariable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh byw, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨw, from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós, from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

noun/bɪu̯/North-Wales/bɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/bɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. living person or soul, living creature

    masculine
  2. living, life, lifetime; energy, vigor, vitality

    masculine
  3. the quick, the living flesh

    masculine
  4. crumb, (soft part of bread)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh byw, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨw, from Proto-Celtic *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós, from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

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