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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh -dawt,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts. Cognate with Cornish -ses, Latin -tas,[2] Ancient Greek -της (-tēs), and Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti).
Pronunciation
Usage notes
-dod /dɔd/ and -tod /tɔd/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɔd/ (phonetically ) is always spelt -tod whereas /dɔd/ is represented by -tod after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically ) and by -dod after other voiced sounds (phonetically ).
Suffix
-dod m (plural -dodau)
- -ness, -ment, forming abstract nouns
- un (“one”) + -dod → undod (“unity”)
- cybydd (“miser”) + -dod → cybydd-dod (“miserliness”)
- baban (“baby”) + -dod → babandod (“infancy”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-dod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies