deddf

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dedmi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-dʰmó-s, from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”). Cognate with Ancient Greek θεσμός (thesmós, “law, ordinance”).[1][2]

Noun

deddf f (plural deddfau)

  1. law, act, statute
  2. (mathematics, sciences) law
    deddf disgyrchedd cyffredinol ― the law of universal gravitation

Usage notes

This term means "law" in the sense of an ordinance or ststute. For the sense of "law" as a legal system, the word cyfraith is used.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of deddf
radical soft nasal aspirate
deddf ddeddf neddf unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913), A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 104 iv 2
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dedmV-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 93

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “law”, 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), “deddf”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
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