ehedydd

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ehedeg (“to fly”) +‎ -ydd (“-er”), from Middle Welsh ehedec, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeteti, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti (“to fly”). Cognate with Middle Breton ehuedez and Old Cornish evidit.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛˈhɛdɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛˈheːdɪð/, /ɛˈhɛdɪð/

Noun

ehedydd m (plural ehedyddion)

lark (bird)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Derived terms

corhedydd m (“meadow pipit, titlark”)
ehedydd y coed
ehedydd y traeth

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ehedydd*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ehedydd	unchanged	unchanged	hehedydd

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), “ehedydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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