blynedd
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh blyneð, originally a plural, from Proto-Brythonic *blɨneð, earlier *blɨðneð, with syncope of -a- and pretonic shortening of -ē- to -ɨ-, from Proto-Celtic *bleidaniyās, nominative plural of *bleidanī (whence blwyddyn).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈblənɛð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈblənað/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈblənɛð/
- Rhymes: -ənɛð
Noun
editblynedd f
- year (count form)
Usage notes
editIn Welsh, blwydd refers to age and is the word used for a single year and is also found after numbers. The plural blwyddi is little utilised. When referring to any other kind of year, the word is blwyddyn in the singular, blynyddoedd in the plural and the special form blynedd is used after numbers.
Related terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
blynedd | flynedd | mlynedd | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 245–46
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blynedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ənɛð
- Rhymes:Welsh/ənɛð/2 syllables
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