byrhoedlog

Welsh

Etymology

From byr (“short”) +‎ hoedlog (“living”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɨ̞rˈhoːɨ̯dlɔɡ/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɪrˈhɔi̯dlɔɡ/

Adjective

byrhoedlog (feminine singular berhoedlog, plural byrhoedlog, equative mor fyrhoedlog, comparative mwy byrhoedlog, superlative mwyaf byrhoedlog)

  1. ephemeral, having a short life.
    • 2023, Annie Rix Militz, translated by Mireia Nopode, Ffyniant, Vive Virtual:
      ...a fwynhaodd rhediad[sic – meaning rediad] Napoleonaidd byrhoedlog rhwng teirw ac eirth y farchnad stoc […]
      ...who enjoyed a short-lived Napoleonic streak between the bulls and bears of the stock market […]

Mutation

Mutated forms of byrhoedlog
radical soft nasal aspirate
byrhoedlog fyrhoedlog myrhoedlog unchanged

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), “byrhoedlog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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