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Icelandic
Etymology
Back-formation from nudda (“to rub; to nag”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nudd n (genitive singular nudds, no plural)
- rubbing
- Synonym: núningur
- massage
- nagging, importunity
- Synonyms: nauð, kvabb, þrábeiðni, juð
Declension
Declension of nudd (sg-only neuter)
Welsh
Etymology
From a hypothetical Proto-Celtic *snowdo- (“haze, mist”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nudd m or f (uncountable, not mutable)
- mist, fog, haze
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nudd”, 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, pages 350–snowdo