iaaidd

See also: iäaidd

Welsh

FWOTD – 2 November 2014

Alternative forms

iäaidd

Etymology

From iâ (“ice”) +‎ -aidd (“-like”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjaː.ai̯ð/
Rhymes: -aːai̯ð

Adjective

iaaidd (feminine singular iaaidd, plural iaaidd, equative mor iaaidd, comparative mwy iaaidd, superlative mwyaf iaaidd)

of an icy nature; like ice^[1]
- 1826: Y Gwyliedydd, Caervallwch (poet), “Somedigaeth”, page 122
  Aeth oriau aml, anhylon, hir dros ben / Y tru ; ei boen torasai ar ei saib, / Ac yn ei dynu nesnes at y pridd. — / Ar vyr, y gweilliai drwyddo iaaidd naws / A difrwyth oer ei draed. […]
  Many cheerless, extremely long hours passed / The wretch ; his pain had broken on his rest, / And drawn him nearer to the earth. — / Shortly, an icy feeling would run through him / And cold torpor through his feet. […]
glacious^[2]

Mutation

Mutated forms of *iaaidd*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
iaaidd	unchanged	unchanged	hiaaidd

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

References

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

^ Iäaidd listed on page 250 of “A dictionary of the Welsh language” (1832) by William Owen Pughe
^ Daniel Silvan Evans’ “An English and Welsh dictionary” gives iäaidd as one of its translations of glacious on page 814 thereof

[WOP-dict-1] Iäaidd listed on page 250 of “A dictionary of the Welsh language” (1832) by William Owen Pughe

[DSE-dict-2] Daniel Silvan Evans’ “An English and Welsh dictionary” gives iäaidd as one of its translations of glacious on page 814 thereof

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