glendid
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From original gleindid (“cleanliness”), namely glân (“clean”) + -did, where ei became e before two consonants. Cf. gwendid (“feebleness”) for similar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]glendid m (uncountable)
- moral or spiritual cleanness, cleanliness, purity
- Synonym: purdeb
- splendour, brightness
- Synonyms: disgleirdeb, gwychder
- comeliness, beauty
Derived terms
[edit]- aflendid (“impurity; filth”)
Related terms
[edit]- hylendid (“hygiene”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
glendid | lendid | nglendid | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glendid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies