meddyg

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh meðyc, from Proto-Brythonic *meðɨg, borrowed from Latin medicus (“doctor”). Cognate with Cornish medhek, Breton mezeg, Middle Irish midach.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɨ̞ɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɪɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛðɪɡ, -ɛðɨ̞ɡ

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "g".

Noun

meddyg m (plural meddygon)

  1. doctor

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of meddyg
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddyg feddyg unchanged 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), “meddyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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