prudd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pruð, from Proto-Brythonic *prʉð, from Latin prūdēns.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /prɨːð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /priːð/
Rhymes: -ɨːð
Homophone: prydd; pridd (South Wales)

Adjective

prudd (feminine singular prudd, plural pruddion, equative prudded, comparative pruddach, superlative pruddaf)

(archaic) wise, prudent
Synonyms: doeth, call, cymen
sombre, grave, serious, sad
Synonyms: difrifol, trist
dejected, disheartened
Synonyms: digalon, pendrist, penisel

Derived terms

pruddaidd (“sad, gloomy”)
prudd-der (“wisdom, prudence; sadness, sorrow”)
pruddglwyf (“melancholy, depression”)
pruddhau (“to sadden”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prudd	brudd	mhrudd	phrudd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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