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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh byðin, from Proto-Brythonic *büðin, from Proto-Celtic *budīnā, whence also Old Irish buiden (“band, troop”).
Pronunciation
Noun
byddin f (plural byddinoedd)
- army
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byddin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies