meddyg

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh meðyc, from Proto-Brythonic *meðɨg, borrowed from Latin medicus (“doctor”). Cognate with Cornish medhek, Breton mezeg, Middle Irish midach.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɨ̞ɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɪɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛðɪɡ, -ɛðɨ̞ɡ

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "g".

Noun

meddyg m (plural meddygon)

1. doctor

Derived terms

• meddygaeth f
• meddyges f
• meddygol (adjective)
• milfeddyg m

 

Mutation

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