-fedd

Welsh

Etymology

Related to medd (“authority, rule”) and meddu (“to possess”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure; give advice”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /vɛð/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /vað/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /vɛð/

Suffix

-fedd f (plural -feddi)

1. forming nouns denoting lengths or units of length, -length

   ‎mawd (“thumb”) + ‎-fedd → ‎modfedd (“inch”)

   ‎ewin (“fingernail”) + ‎-fedd → ‎ewinfedd (“fingernail's breadth; a tiny amount”)

   ‎ton (“wave”) + ‎-fedd → ‎tonfedd (“wavelength”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -fedd