taid

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See also: taið, táid, and täid

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Welsh taid (“grandfather”). Doublet of dad.

    Noun

    taid (plural taids)

    1. (North Wales) A grandfather.
      Synonym: tadcu (Southern)
      Coordinate term: nain
      • 2015 July 15, Lorna Doran, “The best places for kids to eat in Wales - as recommended by YOU”, in WalesOnline‎, archived from the original on 2018-01-04:
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    See also

    References

    1. ^ “taid, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ta‧id
    • IPA(key): /ˈtaʔid/

    Preposition

    táid (Basahan spelling ᜆᜁᜇ᜔)

    1. (Naga) beside
      Synonym: taning

    Derived terms

    Old Irish

    Verb

    ·taïd

    1. second-person plural progressive present indicative prototonic of at·tá

    Polabian

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German tît, from Old Saxon tīd, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    taid m inan

    1. time

    Scots

    Etymology

    From Middle English tode.

    Noun

    taid (plural taids)

    1. toad

    Welsh

    Etymology

    Compare Irish daid (“grandfather”).

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    Particularly: “Looks related to tad and tad-cu and such - via what phonological processes though?”

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    taid m (plural teidiau)

    1. (North Wales) grandfather
      Synonyms: hendad, tad-cu

    Usage notes

    • The usual word for "grandfather" in the Welsh of South Wales is tad-cu.

    Coordinate terms

    • mam-gu (“grandmother”)
    • nain (“grandmother”)

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of taid
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    taid daid nhaid thaid

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