bonedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh bonhed (spelling variant bonhet), from Proto-Celtic *bonu-sed, hence also Old Irish bunad (“origin, stock, root”), hence Irish bunadh and Scottish Gaelic bunadh.

Noun

bonedd m (plural bonheddion)

nobility, nobleness, noble descent, lineage, pedigree
noble person, noble people, nobility, gentlemen, aristocracy, gentry (sometimes derogatory)
origin, beginning, root, source

Derived terms

bonheddig (“noble, aristocratic, pertaining to nobility, characteristic of nobility, befitting nobility; high-principled, courteous; magnificent, excellent, fine; luxurious, delicate; proud; haughty”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bonedd	fonedd	monedd	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), “bonedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies