Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *sido- (elk, stag), probably borrowed from a substrate. Cognate with Old Irish sed / seg and Breton heizes.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hydd m (plural hyddod, feminine hyddes or ewig, not mutable)

  1. stag, hart

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References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 335