ysbryd
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *spïrïd, borrowed from Latin spiritus.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəsbrɨ̞d/, [ˈəsprɨ̞d]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəsbrɪd/, [ˈəsbrɪd]
Noun
ysbryd m (plural ysbrydion)
- spirit, soul, essence
- spirit, ghost, apparition
- spirit, morale, enthusiasm
Derived terms
- ybsrydegaeth
- ysbrydegol
- Ysbryd Glân
- ysbrydol
- ysbrydoledig
- ysbrydoli
- ysbrydoliaeth
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ysbryd | unchanged | unchanged | hysbryd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “ysbryd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies