deiliad

Welsh

Etymology

From dal (“to catch; to hold”) +‎ -iad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯ljad/

Noun

deiliad m (plural deiliaid)

1. tenant, occupier
2. incumbent, postholder
3. subject (person ruled over by another)
4. holder (of a permit, license, etc.)

Derived terms

• budd-ddeiliad (“stakeholder”)
• cyfranddeiliad (“shareholder”)
• deiliadaeth (“tenancy; tenure”)
• isddeiliad (“subtenant”)
• lesddeiliad (“leaseholder”)
• rhanddeiliad (“stakeholder”)
• rhydd-ddeiliad (“freeholder”)

Mutation

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