bendigaid

Welsh

Etymology

bendigo (“to worship, to praise”) +‎ -aid[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɛnˈdɪɡai̯d/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɛnˈdiːɡai̯d/, /bɛnˈdɪɡai̯d/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /bɛnˈdiːɡɛd/, /bɛnˈdɪɡɛd/

Adjective

bendigaid (feminine singular bendigaid, plural bendigeidion, equative mor fendigaid, comparative mwy bendigaid, superlative mwyaf bendigaid)

  1. blessed, worthy of worship, laudable
    Synonyms: addoladwy, bendigol

Derived terms

  • Cymun Bendigaid (“Holy Communion”)
  • derwen Fendigaid (“common vervain”)
  • dŵr bendigaid (“holy water”)
  • gwenith bendigaid (“variety of wheat”)
  • gwŷg bendigaid, gwyran bendigaid (“wild sainfoin”)
  • haidd bendigaid (“square-eared barley”)
  • hocys bendigaid (“marsh mallow”)
  • Mair Fendigaid (“Holy Mary”)
  • rhedyn bendigaid (“royal ferns”)
  • y clefyd bendigaid (“epilepsy”)
  • y Cymun Bendigaid (“Holy Communion”)
  • y greulys fendigaid, dail y fendigaid (“St. John's wort, tutsan”)
  • y Groes Fendigaid (“Orion's Belt”)
  • Y Wlad Fendigaid (“the Holy Land”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bendigaid
radical soft nasal aspirate
bendigaid fendigaid mendigaid unchanged

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

References

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