add-

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ad-, from Proto-Celtic *ad-,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognates include Latin ad and English at.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /að/

Prefix

add-

  1. affirmative prefix, emphasises prefixed word
    ‎add- + ‎mwyn (“mild”) → ‎addfwyn (“gentle, meek”)
    ‎add- + ‎oer (“cold”) → ‎addoer (“very cold, chilly”)

Derived terms
Welsh terms prefixed with add-

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
add- unchanged unchanged hadd-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (2)

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