praidd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh preið (“spoils, plunder, booty”), from Proto-Brythonic *prẹð (compare Breton preizh), from Latin praeda although the *ẹ vowel suggests influence of praedium (“farmhouse, manor”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prai̯ð/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ð

Noun

praidd m (plural preiddiau)

  1. flock, herd, drove
    Synonyms: diadell, gyr, haid
  2. congregation

Mutation

Mutated forms of praidd
radical soft nasal aspirate
praidd braidd mhraidd phraidd

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “praidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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