Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh maeddu, from Proto-Celtic *madyeti (to burst, break).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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maeddu (first-person singular present maeddaf)

  1. to beat, to hit, to strike
    Synonym: curo
  2. to beat, to defeat, to vanquish
    Synonyms: baeddu, gorchfygu, trechu
  3. to soil, to dirty
    Synonyms: baeddu, difwyno, llygru

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
maeddu faeddu unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maeddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies