-dod

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Welsh

Alternative forms

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)

  1. -ness, -ment, forming abstract nouns
    un (one) + ‎-dod → ‎undod (unity)
    cybydd (miser) + ‎-dod → ‎cybydd-dod (miserliness)
    baban (baby) + ‎-dod → ‎babandod (infancy)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)
  2. ^ 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