drud

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

drud m (genitive singular druid)

  1. Used in negative idiomatic expressions to mean 'the slightest noise'.

Declension

Declension of drud (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative drud
vocative a dhruid
genitive druid
dative drud
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an drud
genitive an druid
dative leis an drud
don drud

Mutation

Mutated forms of drud
radical lenition eclipsis
drud dhrud ndrud

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh drut, from Proto-Brythonic *drʉd, from Proto-Celtic *drūtos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

drud (feminine singular drud, plural drudion, equative dryted, comparative drutach, superlative drutaf)

  1. expensive
    Mae'n rhy ddrud i fi.
    It is too expensive for me.
  2. daring, brave, foolish
  3. furious, grievous, painful

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of drud
radical soft nasal aspirate
drud ddrud nrud unchanged

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), “drud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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