blaidd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bleidd, from Proto-Brythonic *blėð, from Proto-Celtic *bledyos (compare Cornish bleydh, Breton bleiz; Old Irish bled (“sea monster”) (from *bledā)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /blai̯ð/

Noun

blaidd m (plural bleiddiaid or bleiddiau)

wolf

Derived terms

blaidd y dŵr (“pike”)
cynflaidd (“lead wolf”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blaidd	flaidd	mlaidd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies