caledi

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

caled (“hard”) +‎ -i.

Noun

caledi m (uncountable)

  1. hardship, adversity
    Synonyms: cyni, cyfyngder, gwasgfa, adfyd
  2. hardness, solidity
    Synonym: caledrwydd
  3. difficulty
    Synonym: anhawster

Etymology 2

Verb

caledi

  1. inflection of caledu:
    1. (literary) second-person singular present indicative/future
    2. (colloquial) second-person singular future

Mutation

Mutated forms of caledi
radical soft nasal aspirate
caledi galedi nghaledi chaledi

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “caledi”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caledi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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