Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *boðar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Cornish bodhar, Breton bouzar, Irish bodhar, Scottish Gaelic bodhar, Manx bouyr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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byddar (feminine singular byddar, plural byddair or byddarion, equative mor fyddar, comparative mwy byddar, superlative mwyaf byddar)

  1. deaf

Derived terms

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Mutation

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