aidd

See also: -aidd

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from eiddig (“voracious”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ai̯ð/

Noun

aidd m (usually uncountable, plural eiddion or eiddiau)

  1. ardor, zeal
    Synonyms: sêl, brwdfrydedd, eiddgarwch, awch, angerdd, afiaith

Mutation

Mutated forms of aidd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
aidd unchanged unchanged haidd

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “zeal”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “aidd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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