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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
-iedig
- adjectival suffix forming deverbal adjectives -ed
- cysylltu (“to connect”) + -iedig → cysylltiedig (“connected”)
- adjectival suffix indicating having characteristics the root
Usage notes
-iedig does not form a past participle, which does not exist in Welsh. Words formed with -iedig are much rarer than past participles are in English and are solely adjectival.
In some cases, a variant with the suffix -edig exists: trefniedig/trefnedig, taliedig/taledig, cysylltiedig/cysylltedig.
Derived terms
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-iedig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies