dad-
Welsh
Alternative forms
- dat- (before b, d, dd, g, s[1])
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *do-ate-,[2] equivalent to dy- + ad-. Cognate with Cornish das-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dad/
Prefix
dad-
- undo, un-, dis-
- dad- + pacio (“to pack”) → dadbacio (“to unpack”)
- dad- + gwneud (“to do”) → dad-wneud (“to undo”)
- dad- + llwytho (“to load”) → dadlwytho (“to unload”)
- Synonym: dat-
- re-
- dad- + ennill (“to win, to earn”) → dadennill (“to regain”)
- Synonym: dat-
Derived terms
Welsh terms prefixed with dad-
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| dad- | ddad- | nad- | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dad-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i 13