edn

See also: edn.

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *edn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Compare Irish éan, English feather. Related to adar, adain, hedeg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛdn/, [ˈɛdn̩]

Noun

edn m (plural ednod)

  1. (literary) bird
    Synonyms: aderyn, ehediad

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of edn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
edn unchanged unchanged hedn

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), “bird”, 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), “edn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “edn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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