-edd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛð/
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /að/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɛð/
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh -eð, from Proto-Brythonic *-eð (whence also Cornish -edh), from Proto-Celtic *-(i)yā (whence also Old Irish -e), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) and Latin -ia.
Suffix
-edd m (plural -eddau)
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- anabl (“unable, disabled”) + -edd → anabledd (“disability”)
- mawr (“big, great”) + -edd → mawredd (“greatness”)
- cymesur (“symmetrical”) + -edd → cymesuredd (“symmetry”)
- amgylch (“surroundings”) + -edd → amgylchedd (“environment”)
Derived terms
Welsh terms suffixed with -edd
Suffix
-edd
- forming plural nouns, -s
- gwraig (“woman, wife”) + -edd → gwragedd (“women, wives”)
- rhiain (“maiden”) + -edd → rhianedd (“maidens”)
- teyrn (“monarch, kind”) + -edd → teyrnedd (“monarchs, kings”)
- Synonyms: -aid, -aint, -au, -ed, -en, -i, -iadau, -iaid, -iau, -ion, -od, -oedd, -on, -ydd, -yr, -ys
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-edd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies