beidr

Welsh

Alternative forms

• feidr, meidr, meidir

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *beudr, from Proto-Celtic *bow-itros (“cow path”), equivalent to *bāus + *itos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁itós. MacBain instead compares Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō, “I walk”), from *gʷem- (“to step”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /bei̯dr/, [ˈbei̯dr̩]
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /bei̯dr/, [ˈbei̯dr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbei̯dɪr/

Noun

beidr f (plural beidri)

1. (South Wales) (a narrow) lane, track

   Synonyms: lôn, wtra

Mutation

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

References

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