-dod

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dod"

Welsh

Alternative forms

-tod

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -dawt,^[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts. Cognate with Cornish -ses, Latin -tas,^[2] Ancient Greek -της (-tēs), and Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔd/

Usage notes

-dod /dɔd/ and -tod /tɔd/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɔd/ (phonetically [tʰɔt]) is always spelt -tod whereas /dɔd/ is represented by -tod after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tɔt]) and by -dod after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dɔt]).

Suffix

-dod m (plural -dodau)

-ness, -ment, forming abstract nouns
‎un (“one”) + ‎-dod → ‎undod (“unity”)

‎cybydd (“miser”) + ‎-dod → ‎cybydd-dod (“miserliness”)

‎baban (“baby”) + ‎-dod → ‎babandod (“infancy”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -dod

References

^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-dod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[1] Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)

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

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