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modfedd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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mawd (thumb) +‎ -fedd

Pronunciation

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Noun

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modfedd f (plural modfeddi or modfeddau)

  1. inch
  2. cubic inch
  3. (of distance) a very small quantity
  4. (of place, time, material or abstract thing) slightest amount
  5. tiny amount, bit
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of modfedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
modfedd fodfedd unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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