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Welsh
Etymology
Calque of English leap year.
Noun
blwyddyn naid m (plural blynyddoedd naid)
- leap year
1 Mawrth yw'r 60fed dydd o'r flwyddyn yng Nghalendr Gregori (61ain mewn blynyddoedd naid).- March 1st is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years).
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blwyddyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies