tad-cu
Welsh
Etymology
From tad (“father”) + cu (“dear, beloved”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /tadˈkɨː/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /tadˈkiː/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /təɡˈkiː/, /təˈkiː/
- Rhymes: -ɨː
Noun
tad-cu f (plural tadau-cu or tadcuod or tad-cus)
- (South Wales) grandfather
- Synonym: taid
Usage notes
- Spellings such as tad cu or tadcu may also be encountered.
- The usual word for "grandfather" in the Welsh of North Wales is taid.
Coordinate terms
- mam-gu (“grandmother”)
- nain (“grandmother”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tad-cu | dad-cu | nhad-cu | thad-cu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Futher reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tad-cu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies