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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh blyneð, originally a plural, from Proto-Brythonic *blɨneð, earlier *blɨðneð, with syncope of -a- and pretonic shortening of -ē- to -ɨ-, from Proto-Celtic *bleidaniyās, nominative plural of *bleidanī (whence blwyddyn).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
blynedd f
- year (count form)
Usage notes
In Welsh, blwydd refers to age and is the word used for a single year and is also found after numbers. The plural blwyddi is little utilised. When referring to any other kind of year, the word is blwyddyn in the singular, blynyddoedd in the plural and the special form blynedd is used after numbers.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blynedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies