pedair

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

	40[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b] ←  3	4	5  → [a], [b]
Cardinal (feminine): pedair     Cardinal (masculine): pedwar     Ordinal (feminine): pedwaredd     Ordinal (masculine): pedwerydd     Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 4edd     Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 4ydd     Multiplier: pedwarplyg
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Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷetesres, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷétesres, feminine of *kʷetwóres. Compare Cornish peder.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛdai̯r/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛdɛr/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːdai̯r/, /ˈpɛdai̯r/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːdɛr/, /ˈpɛdɛr/

Numeral

pedair f

1. (cardinal number) feminine of pedwar

Usage notes

• pedair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pedair	bedair	mhedair	phedair
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), “pedair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies