budr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh budyr, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉdr, from Proto-Celtic *bowdrom (“filth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷówh₁-dʰro-m, from *gʷewh₁-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɨ̞dɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪdɪr/, /ˈbiːdɪr/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞dr

Adjective

budr (feminine singular budr, plural budron, equative butred, comparative butrach, superlative butraf)

1. dirty, filthy

   Synonym: brwnt

2. vile, foul
3. (of language) foul

Mutation

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

Further reading

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