brwdfrydedd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From brwd (“heated, ardent, fervent”) + brydedd (“zeal”). Compare Old Irish bruth.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /brʊdˈvrədɛð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /brʊdˈvrədað/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /brʊdˈvrədɛð/
Noun edit
brwdfrydedd m (uncountable)
- enthusiasm, zeal
- Synonyms: eiddgarwch, sêl, tanbeidrwydd
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| brwdfrydedd | frwdfrydedd | mrwdfrydedd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brwdfrydedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies