Prydain

Welsh

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Prydain

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Prydein, from early Proto-Brythonic *Pritanī, a variant of *Pritenī, which survives in Prydyn (“Picts”) and as an early borrowing in Old Irish Cruthin, Irish Cruithne (“Picts”), perhaps from a Proto-Celtic *Kʷritanī, *Kʷritenī, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do”).

The Modern Welsh continuation of Latin Brittānia, in contrast, is Brython. Also see Britto (“a Briton”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədai̯n/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədɛn/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈprədai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədɛn/

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Proper noun

Prydain f

Britain
Maen nhw'n byw ym Mhrydain Fawr. ― They live in Great Britain.

Usage notes

In medieval texts, the term often refers to the northernmost part of the island, beyond the Forth and Clyde. Where the island as a whole is meant, the phrase Ynys Prydain (Latin insula Britanniae, "Isle of Britain") is commonly used.

Derived terms

Prydain Fawr (“Great Britain”)
Prydeinaidd (“British”, adjective)
Prydeindod m (“Britishness”)
Prydeinig (“Britannic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *Prydain*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Prydain	Brydain	Mhrydain	Phrydain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

“Brit(t)ō” on page 242/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)