cleddyf

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cleddau, cleddydd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cledyf, from Proto-Brythonic *klėðɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos (compare Old Irish claideb, Breton klezeñv).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛðɨ̞v/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkleːðɪv/, /ˈklɛðɪv/

Noun

cleddyf m (plural cleddyfau)

1. sword, blade
2. brace (on door, wall)

Hyponyms

• ffwyl (“foil”)
• sabr (“sabre”)

Derived terms

• blodyn y cleddyf (“gladiolus”)
• cleddlys (“bur-reed”)
• cleddyf cam (“scimitar”)
• cleddyfa (“fence”)
• cleddyfan (“shortsword”)
• cleddyfod (“sword-stroke”)
• cleddyfwr (“swordsman”)
• pysgod cleddyf (“swordfish”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cleddyf	gleddyf	nghleddyf	chleddyf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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