oddf
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *odbos (“knot, bulge”); compare Old Irish odb.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oddf m (plural oddfau)
- (medicine) excrescence, callus, hard growth or swelling
- (botany) excrescence, knot, burl
- (botany) tuber, bulb
- (astronomy, obsolete) node
- Synonym: nod
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| oddf | unchanged | unchanged | hoddf |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “oddf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies