hedd
Icelandic
Etymology
From English head. Doublet of höfuð.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛtː/
- Rhymes: -ɛtː
Noun
hedd n (genitive singular hedds, nominative plural hedd)
- (informal) cylinder head
Declension
declension of hedd
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hedd | heddið | hedd | heddin |
| accusative | hedd | heddið | hedd | heddin |
| dative | heddi | heddinu | heddum | heddunum |
| genitive | hedds | heddsins | hedda | heddanna |
Synonyms
- (cylinder head): strokklok
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh hedd, from Proto-Celtic *sedom (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).[1] Compare Breton hez, Old Irish síd (“peace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heːð/
Noun
hedd m or f (plural heddau or heddoedd, not mutable)
- peace
Related terms
- heddlu
- heddwas
- heddwch
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies