buddai
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɨ̞ðai̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbiːðai̯/, /ˈbɪðai̯/
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to strike, to beat”).[1] Cf. English beat, Albanian bahe (“sling”).
Noun edit
buddai f (plural buddeiau)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Likely related to budd.
Noun edit
buddai m (plural buddeion)
Etymology 3 edit
Possibly ultimately from Latin butiō (“bittern”) or, via the alternative form buddair, from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus (“bittern”).
Noun edit
buddai f (plural buddeiod)
- (obsolete) bittern[2]
- Synonyms: aderyn y bwn, bwm y gors
Alternative forms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| buddai | fuddai | muddai | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “buddai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “buddair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies