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/
Derived terms
- blaidd y dŵr (“pike”)
- cynflaidd (“lead wolf”)
- morflaidd (“wolf fish”)
- palf y blaidd, troed y blaidd (“stag's-horn clubmoss”)
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
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