tad-cu
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From tad (“father”) + cu (“dear, beloved”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /tadˈkɨː/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /tadˈkiː/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /təɡˈkiː/, /təˈkiː/
- Rhymes: -ɨː
Noun edit
tad-cu m (plural tadau-cu or tadcuod or tad-cus)
- (South Wales) grandfather
- Synonym: taid
Usage notes edit
- Spellings such as tad cu or tadcu may also be encountered.
- The usual word for "grandfather" in the Welsh of North Wales is taid.
Coordinate terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tad-cu | dad-cu | nhad-cu | thad-cu |
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), “tad-cu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies