chwit-chwat

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English whittie-whattie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχwɪtˌχwat/

Adjective

chwit-chwat (feminine singular chwit-chwat, plural chwit-chwat, equative mor chwit-chwat, comparative mwy chwit-chwat, superlative mwyaf chwit-chwat, not mutable)

  1. fickle, flighty, vacillating, mercurial
    Synonyms: anwadal, cyfnewidiol, chwim-chwam, simsan

Noun

chwit-chwat m or f by sense (not mutable)

  1. frivolous person
    Synonym: penchwiban

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “chwit-chwat”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwit-chwat”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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