bedydd
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh bedyð, from Proto-Brythonic *bėdɨð, from Vulgar Latin *batidium (“baptism”), nominal formation from Late Latin baptidiō (“to baptize”). Cognate with Middle Cornish begeth, beseth and Middle Breton badez.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɛdɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbeːdɪð/, /ˈbɛdɪð/
Noun
[edit]bedydd m (plural bedyddiau or bedyddau)
Derived terms
[edit]- mab bedydd (“godson”)
- mam fedydd (“godmother”)
- merch fedydd (“goddaughter”)
- tad bedydd (“godfather”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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bedydd | fedydd | medydd | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bedydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies