ŷd

See also: YD, Y/D, yd, and yd.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸitu.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɨːd/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /iːd/
Rhymes: -ɨːd

Noun

ŷd m (plural ydau)

corn, grain, cereal (any cereal plant of the family Poaceae grown for grain)
Synonym: grawn

Usage notes

This refers to the British English meaning of "corn". For the American English "corn" (Zea mays), the Welsh terms are either indrawn or india-corn.

Derived terms

creision ŷd (“cornflakes”)
perllys yr ŷd (“corn parsley”)
rhegen yr ŷd, aderyn cudd yr ŷd (“corncrake”)
suran yr ŷd (“wood sorrel”)
taglys yr ŷd (“black bindweed”)
ydfran (“rook”)
ydlan (“rickyard, stackyard”)
yta (“to harvest corn; to beg corn”)
ytag (“black bindweed; buckwheat”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ŷd
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ŷd	unchanged	unchanged	hŷd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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