hudd

See also: Hudd and húdd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hiːð/
• Homophone: hydd (“stag”)
• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

hudd (feminine singular hudd, plural hudd, equative hudded, comparative huddach, superlative huddaf, not mutable)

1. dark, dusky, gloomy

   Synonyms: tywyll, prudd

2. shade, shelter

   Synonyms: cêl, cysgod

Etymology 2

Noun

hudd

1. h-prothesized form of udd (“lord, chief, king”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
udd	unchanged	unchanged	hudd
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), “hudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies