byddar

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *boðar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Cornish bodhar, Breton bouzar, Irish bodhar, Scottish Gaelic bodhar, Manx bouyr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbəðar/

Adjective

byddar (feminine singular byddar, plural byddair or byddarion, equative mor fyddar, comparative mwy byddar, superlative mwyaf byddar)

  1. deaf

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of byddar
radical soft nasal aspirate
byddar fyddar myddar unchanged

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

Further reading

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