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Welsh
Etymology
From -ad + -ydd.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-edydd m (plural -edyddion)
- suffix indicating a person, or rarely an animal or plant, especially an agent noun: -er, -or, -ist
- Synonyms: -iedydd, -wr, -ydd
- gwylio (“to watch”) + -edydd → gwyliedydd (“watchman, senitel”)
- asio (“to join”) + -edydd → asiedydd (“joiner”)
- dringo (“to climb”) + -edydd → dringhedydd (“climber”)
- suffix indicating an instrument, machine or substance, especially an agent noun: -er, -or
- Synonyms: -adur, -iadur, -iedydd, -iwr, -wr, -ydd
- chwilio (“to search”) + -edydd → chwiliedydd (“probe”)
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-edydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies