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Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh deuawt, defawt, from Proto-Celtic *dedmāto-[1] or Proto-Celtic *dedmi-,[2] a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁dʰmós.
Noun
defod f (plural defodau)
- ceremony, ritual, rite
- Synonym: seremoni
- custom, etiquette
- Synonym: arfer
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), “defod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dedmV-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 93