buddug

Welsh

Etymology

From budd + -ig, with the vowel in the suffix influenced by the vowel in the first syllable.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbiːðɪɡ/, /ˈbɪðɪɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡ

Adjective

buddug (feminine singular buddug, plural buddug, not comparable)

  1. (archaic) victorious

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
buddug fuddug muddug 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), “buddug”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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