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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh caled, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos (compare Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, calad), from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). See Latin callum (“a hard substance”). Possible doublet of call (“wise, sensible”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
caled (feminine singular caled, plural caledion, equative caleted, comparative caletach, superlative caletaf)
- hard (resistant to pressure)
- Antonym: meddal
Mae'r bisgedi'n galed iawn- The biscuits are very hard
- hard, difficult
- Synonym: hawdd
- Antonym: anidd
Mae'r gwaith yn galed iawn- The work is very hard
Derived terms
Noun
caled m (plural caledion or celyd)
- battle, hard struggle, distress; hard object
- miser, niggard
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), “caled”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies