Welsh

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Etymology

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From barbar(iad) (barbarian) +‎ -aidd (-like, -ly).

Adjective

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barbaraidd (feminine singular barbaraidd, plural barbaraidd, equative mor farbaraidd, comparative mwy barbaraidd, superlative mwyaf barbaraidd)

  1. barbaric, barbarous

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
barbaraidd farbaraidd marbaraidd 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), “barbaraidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies