Prydain
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Welsh [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin Britannia, but compare Prydyn "Picts" which may be the genuine reflex of early Britannic *Priteni.
Proper noun [edit]
Prydain f
- Britain.
- Maen nhw'n byw ym Mhrydain Fawr rwan - Now they live in Great Britain
Usage notes [edit]
In medieval texts, the term often refers to the northernmost part of the island, beyond the Forth and Clyde. Where the island as a whole is meant, the phrase Ynys Prydain (Latin insula Britanniae, "Isle of Britain") is commonly used.
Mutation [edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Prydain | Brydain | Mhrydain | Phrydain |
