eidion

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ödjon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯djɔn/

Noun

eidion m (plural eidionnau)

1. beef, ox, steer, bullock (domestic male of the bovine family)

Hyponyms

• bustach (“bullock, steer”)
• ych (“ox”)

Derived terms

• cig eidion (“beef”)
• eidion rhost (“roast beef”)
• eidionyn (“hamburger”)
• trwyth eidion (“beef tea”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eidion	unchanged	unchanged	heidion
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), “eidion”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies