tinboeth

Welsh

Etymology

From tin (“arse, buttocks”) +‎ poeth (“hot, spicy”). The plant sense may be a partial calque of English arsesmart.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪnboɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪnbɔi̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪnboːθ/

Adjective

tinboeth (feminine singular tinboeth, plural tinboethion, equative mor dinboeth, comparative mwy tinboeth, superlative mwyaf tinboeth)

1. (vulgar) lecherous, lascivious, lustful (of women)

   Synonym: cynhaig

Usage notes

• This word is used of women, with anllad, chwantus or trythyll being more common for men.

Noun

tinboeth f (plural tinboethion or tinboethiaid)

1. (with definite article) hydropiper, water pepper, arsesmart (Persicaria hydropiper)

   Synonyms: poethlys y dŵr, pengoch, llysiau'r din, gofid tin

   1. other smartweed species (Persicaria)

      Synonym: canwraidd

2. ragwort (Asteraceae spp., esp. Senecio and Jacobaea spp.)

   Synonym: llysiau'r gengroen

3. redstart (Phoenicurus spp.)

   Synonym: tingoch

4. bullfinch (Pyrrhula spp.)

   Synonym: coch y berllan

5. venereal disease

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tinboeth	dinboeth	nhinboeth	thinboeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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