blynyddoedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh blwynyðeð (re-formed to the vocalism of blynedd and the suffix -oedd), metathesized from blwyðyneð, plural of blwyðyn (see blwyddyn).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /bləˈnəðɔɨ̯ð/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /bləˈnəðɔi̯ð/
  • Rhymes: -əðɔɨ̯ð

Noun

blynyddoedd f pl

  1. plural of blwyddyn

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
blynyddoedd flynyddoedd mlynyddoedd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 243
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