byrhoedlog

Welsh

Etymology

From byr (“short”) +‎ hoedlog (“living”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /bɨ̞rˈhoːɨ̯dlɔɡ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /bɪrˈhɔi̯dlɔɡ/

Adjective

byrhoedlog (feminine singular berhoedlog, plural byrhoedlog, equative mor fyrhoedlog, comparative mwy byrhoedlog, superlative mwyaf byrhoedlog)

1. ephemeral, having a short life.
   • 2023, Annie Rix Militz, translated by Mireia Nopode, Ffyniant, Vive Virtual:

     ...a fwynhaodd rhediad^{[sic – meaning rediad]} Napoleonaidd byrhoedlog rhwng teirw ac eirth y farchnad stoc […]

     ...who enjoyed a short-lived Napoleonic streak between the bulls and bears of the stock market […]

Mutation

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