-ydd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪð/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *-ɨð.
Suffix
-ydd
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *-ɨð, from Proto-Celtic *‑iyū.[1] Cognate with Cornish -ydh.
Suffix
-ydd m (plural -wyr or -yddion)
- suffix indicating a person, especially an agent noun: -er, -or, -ist
- suffix indicating an instrument, machine or substance, especially an agent noun: -er, -or
Suffix
-ydd
Derived terms
Welsh terms suffixed with -ydd
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iv (9)
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