ehedydd
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ehedeg (“to fly”) + -ydd (“-er”), from Middle Welsh ehedec, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeteti, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti (“to fly”). Cognate with Middle Breton ehuedez and Old Cornish evidit.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛˈhɛdɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɛˈheːdɪð/, /ɛˈhɛdɪð/
Noun edit
ehedydd m (plural ehedyddion)
- lark (bird)
- skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Derived terms edit
- corhedydd m (“meadow pipit, titlark”)
- ehedydd y coed
- ehedydd y traeth
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ehedydd | unchanged | unchanged | hehedydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ehedydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies