drud
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
drud m (genitive singular druid)
- Used in negative idiomatic expressions to mean 'the slightest noise'.
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| drud | dhrud | ndrud |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drud”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh drut, from Proto-Brythonic *drʉd, from Proto-Celtic *drūtos.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /drɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /driːd/
- Rhymes: -ɨːd
Adjective
drud (feminine singular drud, plural drudion, equative dryted, comparative drutach, superlative drutaf)
- expensive
- Mae'n rhy ddrud i fi.
- It is too expensive for me.
- 2018 March 13, National Assembly for Wales, plenary session 13 March 2018 para 109:
- Dywedodd ei bod ddwywaith cyn ddryted â gorsaf bŵer niwclear Hinkley Point C.
- He said that it is twice as expensive as Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
- daring, brave, foolish
- furious, grievous, painful
Derived terms
- drudanaeth (“costliness, expense”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| drud | ddrud | nrud | 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), “drud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN