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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to strike, to beat”).[1] Cf. English beat, Albanian bahe (“sling”).
Noun
buddai f (plural buddeiau)
- churn
- Synonym: corddwr
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Likely related to budd.
Noun
buddai m (plural buddeion)
- (archaic) boon, gain
- Synonyms: anrheg, rhodd, ennill
Etymology 3
Possibly ultimately from Latin butiō (“bittern”) or, via the alternative form buddair, from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus (“bittern”).
Noun
buddai f (plural buddeiod)
- (obsolete) bittern[2]
- Synonyms: aderyn y bwn, bwm y gors
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
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References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “buddai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “buddair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies