buddai

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to strike, to beat”).[1] Cf. English beat, Albanian bahe (“sling”).

Noun

buddai f (plural buddeiau)

  1. churn
    Synonym: corddwr

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Likely related to budd.

Noun

buddai m (plural buddeion)

  1. (archaic) boon, gain
    Synonyms: anrheg, rhodd, ennill

Etymology 3

Possibly ultimately from Latin butiō (“bittern”) or, via the alternative form buddair, from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus (“bittern”).

Noun

buddai f (plural buddeiod)

  1. (obsolete) bittern[2]
    Synonyms: aderyn y bwn, bwm y gors
Alternative forms
  • buddair

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

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “buddai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “buddair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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