-iaidd

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh -eid, from Proto-Celtic *‑adi̯os. Cognate with Old Irish -de,[1] Greek -άδα (-áda), Latin -idus.[2]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-iaidd

  1. adjectival suffix, -like, -y
    llun (shape, form) + ‎-iaidd → ‎lluniaidd (shapely, well-formed)
    dewin (wizard) + ‎-iaidd → ‎dewiniaidd (divinatory)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-iaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 153 i (3)