-dod

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dod"

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -dawt,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts. Cognate with Cornish -ses, Latin -tas,[2] Ancient Greek -της (-tēs), and Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔd/

Usage notes

/tɔd/ and /dɔd/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɔd/ (phonetically [tʰɔd]) is always spelt -tod whereas /dɔd/ is represented by -tod after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tɔd]) and by -dod after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dɔd]).

Suffix

-dod m (plural -dodau)

  1. -ness, -ment, forming abstract nouns
    ‎un (“one”) + ‎-dod → ‎undod (“unity”)
    ‎cybydd (“miser”) + ‎-dod → ‎cybydd-dod (“miserliness”)
    ‎baban (“baby”) + ‎-dod → ‎babandod (“infancy”)

Derived terms
Welsh terms suffixed with -dod

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-dod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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