-oedd

See also: oedd and ödd

Welsh

Etymology

According to Pedersen and Jackson, from both Proto-Celtic *-eyes (the nominative plural of masculine and feminine i-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *-eyes) and Proto-Celtic *-esa (the nominative/accusative plural of neuter s-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *-esh₂); for the development in the latter case compare oedd (“was”) from *esāt (Latin erat).

According to Morris Jones, from both Proto-Celtic *-iyes (the same ending as Pedersen’s *-eyes) and *-iyoi (the nominative plural of masculine yo-stems) when the stress fell on the antepenult.

According to Schrijver, from a Proto-Celtic *-es-ī that arose when certain neuter s-stems became masculine; Schrijver holds -ydd as the sole descendant of *-eyes.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɔɨ̯ð/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɔi̯ð/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɔð/

Suffix

-oedd

1. Pluralisation suffix

   Synonyms: -aid, -aint, -au, -ed, -edd, -en, -i, -iadau, -iaid, -iau, -ion, -od, -on, -ydd, -yr, -ys

   ‎llyfrgell (“library”) + ‎-oedd → ‎llyfrgelloedd (“libraries”)

   ‎cwm (“valley”) + ‎-oedd → ‎cymoedd (“valleys”)

   ‎cant (“hundred”) + ‎-oedd → ‎cannoedd (“hundreds”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -oedd