echdoe
Welsh
Alternative forms
- echddoe
Etymology
From ech- + doe (“yesterday”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛχdɔɨ̯/, [ˈɛχtɔɨ̯]
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛχdɔi̯/, [ˈɛχtɔi̯]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛχðɔi̯/, [ˈɛχtɔi̯], /ˈɛχðɔ/, [ˈɛχtɔ]
Adverb
echdoe
- (on) the day before yesterday
- Antonym: trennydd
Noun
echdoe m (uncountable)
- a the day before yesterday
- Antonym: trennydd
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| echdoe | unchanged | unchanged | hechdoe |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “echdoe”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies