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Welsh
- dat- (before b, d, dd, g, s)
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *do-ate-, equivalent to dy- + ad-. Cognate with Cornish das-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
dad-
- undo, un-, dis-
- dad- + pacio (“to pack”) → dadbacio (“to unpack”)
- dad- + gwneud (“to do”) → dad-wneud (“to undo”)
- dad- + llwytho (“to load”) → dadlwytho (“to unload”)
- dad- + rhwymo (“to bind”) → dadrwymo (“to unbind”)
- re-
- dad- + ennill (“to win, to earn”) → dadennill (“to regain”)
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dad-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i 13