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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh -dit, from Proto-Celtic *-tūss, from Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts. Cognate with Latin -tus and Proto-Germanic *-dūþiz.
Pronunciation
Usage notes
/tɪd/ and /dɪd/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɪd/ (phonetically ) is always spelt -tid whereas /dɪd/ would, in theory, be represented by -tid after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically ) and by -did after other voiced sounds (phonetically ). /dɪd/, however, does not at present occur in any Welsh words after an unvoiced fricative.
Suffix
-did m (plural -didau)
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- glân (“clean”) + -did → glendid (“cleanliness”)
- gwan (“weak”) + -did → gwendid (“weakness”)
- calon (“heart”) + -did → calondid (“encouragement”)
Usage notes
-did causes i-affection of internal vowels.
Derived terms
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-did”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)