porthi

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portō (“I carry”).^[1] Cognate with Cornish perthy.

Verb

porthi (first-person singular present porthaf)

1. to nourish, to feed, to sustain

   Synonyms: maethu, bwydo, darparu, diwallu

   1. (figurative) to sustain, to support

      Synonyms: cynnal, cefnogi, noddi

2. to eat, to feed (on)

   Synonyms: bwyta, ysu, ymborthi

Derived terms

• porth, porthiant (“nourishment”)
• porthi mympwy (“to indulge a whim”)
• ymborthi (“to feed oneself”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of porthi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
porthi	borthi	mhorthi	phorthi

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

References

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