gweddi
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gʷedis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛðɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːði/, /ˈɡwɛði/
- Rhymes: -ɛði
Noun
gweddi f (plural gweddïau or gweddïon)
- prayer
- Gweddi'r Arglwydd ― The Lord's Prayer
Related terms
- gweddïo
- Gweddi’r Arglwydd
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gweddi | weddi | ngweddi | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 92 iii