nudd

See also: Nudd

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from nudda (“to rub; to nag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʏtː/
• Rhymes: -ʏtː

Noun

nudd n (genitive singular nudds, no plural)

1. rubbing

   Synonym: núningur

2. massage
3. nagging, importunity

   Synonyms: nauð, kvabb, þrábeiðni, juð

Declension

declension of nudd

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	nudd	nuddið
accusative	nudd	nuddið
dative	nuddi	nuddinu
genitive	nudds	nuddsins

Welsh

Etymology

From a hypothetical Proto-Celtic *snowdo- (“haze, mist”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /nɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /niːð/
• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Noun

nudd m or f (uncountable, not mutable)

1. mist, fog, haze

Derived terms

• nudden
• nydden

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nudd”, 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, pages 350–snowdo