Amwythig

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Yr Amwythig

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from a Proto-Celtic *ambi-uk-t-iko (“little defence”); with the *uk-t being comparable to Middle Welsh gweith (“battle”). Or else *ambi-uik-s-t-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈmʊɨ̯θɪɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈmʊi̯θɪɡ/

Proper noun

Amwythig f

1. Shrewsbury

Derived terms

• Swydd Amwythig (“Shropshire”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Amwythig

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Amwythig	unchanged	unchanged	Hamwythig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.