eidion
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic.
Noun
eidion m (plural eidionnau)
- beef, ox, steer, bullock (domestic male of the bovine family)
Hyponyms
- bustach (“bullock, steer”)
- ych (“ox”)
Derived terms
- cig eidion (“beef”)
- eidion rhost (“roast beef”)
- eidionyn (“hamburger”)
- trwyth eidion (“beef tea”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| eidion | unchanged | unchanged | heidion |
| 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), “eidion”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies