Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh priawt, from Proto-Brythonic *priọd, borrowed from Latin prīvātus. Cognate with Cornish pries, Breton pried. Doublet of preifat, a later borrowing via English.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

priod (feminine singular priod, plural priod, not comparable)

  1. married
  2. peculiar, special, particular
  3. (grammar) proper

Noun edit

priod m or f by sense (plural priodau)

  1. spouse
    Hyponyms: gŵr m, gwraig f

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
priod briod mhriod phriod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.