beidr

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *beudr, from Proto-Celtic *bow-itros (cow path), equivalent to *bāus + *itos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁itós. MacBain instead compares Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō, I walk), from *gʷem- (to step)[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beidr f (plural beidri)

  1. (South Wales) (a narrow) lane, track
    Synonyms: lôn, wtra

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
beidr feidr meidr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “beidr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bóthar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 44