ehedydd

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • hedydd
  • uchedydd

Etymology

From ehedeg (“to fly”) +‎ -ydd (“-er”), from Middle Welsh ehedec, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeteti, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti (“to fly”). Cognate with Middle Breton ehuedez and Old Cornish evidit.

Pronunciation

Noun

ehedydd m (plural ehedyddion)

  1. lark (bird)
  2. skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Derived terms

  • corhedydd m (“meadow pipit, titlark”)
  • ehedydd y coed
  • ehedydd y traeth

Mutation

Mutated forms of ehedydd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ehedydd unchanged unchanged hehedydd

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