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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *-ẹdig, from Proto-Celtic *-atīkos, probably from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂t- + *-kos.
Cognate with Cornish -esik and more distantly Latin -āticus.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-edig
- adjectival suffix forming deverbal adjectives -ed
- amgáu (“to enclose”) + -edig → amgaeedig (“enclosed”)
- cysegru (“to consecrate”) + -edig → cysegredig (“consecrated”)
- ysgrifennu (“to write”) + -edig → ysgrifenedig (“written”)
- adjectival suffix indicating having characteristics the root
- caru (“to love”) + -edig → caredig (“kind”)
- nodi (“to note”) + -edig → nodedig (“noteable, noteworthy”)
- troi (“to turn”) + -edig → troëdig (“turning, twisting, perverted”)
Usage notes
-edig does not form a past participle, which does not exist in Welsh. Words formed with -edig are much rarer than past participles are in English and are solely adjectival.
In some cases, a variant with the suffix -iedig exists: trefnedig/trefniedig, taledig/taliedig, cysylltedig/cysylltiedig.
Derived terms
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-edig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies