meddyg
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh meðyc, from Proto-Brythonic *meðɨg, borrowed from Latin medicus (“doctor”). Cognate with Cornish medhek, Breton mezeg, Middle Irish midach.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɨ̞ɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɪɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɛðɪɡ, -ɛðɨ̞ɡ
Usage notes edit
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 edit
meddyg m (plural meddygon)
Derived terms edit
- meddygaeth f
- meddyges f
- meddygol (adjective)
- milfeddyg m
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- 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