Alpaidd

Welsh

Etymology

From yr Alpau (“the Alps”) +‎ -aidd.^[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈalpai̯ð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈalpɛð/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈalpai̯ð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈalpɛð/
Rhymes: -alpai̯ð

Adjective

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

Alpine

Derived terms

canwraidd Alpaidd (“Alpine knotweed”)
cnwp-fwsogl Alpaidd (“Alpine clubmoss”)
hiclys Alpaidd (“Jorgensen's notchwort, Anastrophyllum alpinum”)
is-alpaidd (“cisalpine”)
rhedyn-Mair Alpaidd (“Alpine lady-fern”)
tegeirian bach yr Alpaidd (“false orchid”)
trawsalpaidd (“transalpine”)

References

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