pridd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh prið, Proto-Brythonic *prið, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pridd m (plural priddau or priddoedd or priddion)
- soil, earth, dust; ground
- (potter's) clay, mud or clay as building-material, mortar, plaster
- earth, clay, or dust as the material of the human body
- dust derived from the decay of a human body
- earth (as one of the elements according to medieval physics)
- (the soil of the) grave
- dung, ordure, excrement
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pridd | bridd | mhridd | phridd |
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), “pridd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies