ehedydd
Welsh
Alternative forms
- hedydd
- uchedydd
Etymology
From ehedeg (“to fly”) + -ydd (“-er”). Cognate with Middle Breton ehuedez and Old Cornish evidit.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛˈhɛdɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɛˈheːdɪð/, /ɛˈhɛdɪð/
Derived terms
- corhedydd m (“meadow pipit, titlark”)
- ehedydd y coed
- ehedydd y traeth
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ehedydd | unchanged | unchanged | hehedydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “ehedydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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