Olympaidd

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Olympiaidd

Etymology

From English Olympic +‎ -aidd.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɔˈlɨ̞mpai̯ð/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɔˈlɨ̞mpɛð/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɔˈlɪmpai̯ð/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɔˈlɪmpɛð/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞mpai̯ð

Adjective

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

1. Olympic, Olympian
   • 2020 March 12, Golwg360‎^[1]:

     Gyda choronafeirws yn lledu ledled y byd, roedd defod cynnau’r fflam Olympaidd yn dipyn llai ysblennydd eleni.

     With coronavirus spreading across the world, the Olympic flame lighting ceremony was a little less spectacular this year.

Derived terms

• Gemau Olympaidd (“Olympic Games”)
• fflam Olympaidd (“Olympic flame”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Olympaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies