senedd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh seneð, possibly from Latin synodus, or a partial calque of Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”) (compare hen), with the suffix -edd.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnɛð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈseːnɛð/, /ˈsɛnɛð/
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Rhymes: -ɛnɛð

Noun

senedd f (plural seneddau, not mutable)

senate, parliament
Synonyms: cynulliad, cymanfa, congres

Derived terms

Senedd Cymru (“the Welsh Senedd”)
Senedd Ewrop (“the European Parliament”)
Senedd y Deyrnas Unedig (“Parliament of the United Kingdom”)
seneddol (“senatorial, parliamentary”)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “senedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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