English Online Dictionary. What means perth? What does perth mean?
Cornish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *perθ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā, from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”). Cognate with Irish ceirt (“apple tree”) and Welsh perth.
Noun
perth f (plural perthi)
- thicket, hedge
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
perth
- third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of perthi
Mutation
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *perθ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā, from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”). Cognate with Cornish perth and Irish ceirt (“apple tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛrθ/
- Rhymes: -ɛrθ
Noun
perth f (plural perthi)
- bush, hedge
- Synonym: gwrych
Derived terms
- llwyd y berth (“hedge sparrow, dunnock”)
- perthlys (“black bindweed”)
- taglys y perthi (“hedge bindweed”)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “perth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies