hedd

Icelandic

Etymology

From English head. Doublet of höfuð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛtː/

  Rhymes: -ɛtː

Noun

hedd n (genitive singular hedds, nominative plural hedd)

1. (informal) cylinder head

Declension

declension of hedd

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hedd	heddið	hedd	heddin
accusative	hedd	heddið	hedd	heddin
dative	heddi	heddinu	heddum	heddunum
genitive	hedds	heddsins	hedda	heddanna

Synonyms

• (cylinder head): strokklok

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hedd, from Proto-Celtic *sedom (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Compare Breton hez, Old Irish síd (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːð/

Noun

hedd m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. peace

Related terms

• heddlu
• heddwas
• heddwch