Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh byðin, from Proto-Brythonic *büðin, from Proto-Celtic *budīnā, whence also Old Irish buiden (band, troop).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byddin f (plural byddinoedd)

  1. army

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
byddin fyddin myddin unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byddin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies