cleddyf
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh cledyf, from Proto-Brythonic *klėðɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos (compare Old Irish claideb, Breton klezeñv).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈklɛðɨ̞v/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkleːðɪv/, /ˈklɛðɪv/
Noun edit
cleddyf m (plural cleddyfau)
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- blodyn y cleddyf (“gladiolus”)
- cleddlys (“bur-reed”)
- cleddyf cam (“scimitar”)
- cleddyfa (“fence”)
- cleddyfan (“shortsword”)
- cleddyfod (“sword-stroke”)
- cleddyfwr (“swordsman”)
- pysgod cleddyf (“swordfish”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cleddyf | gleddyf | nghleddyf | chleddyf |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cleddyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies