defod

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh deuawt, defawt, from Proto-Celtic *dedmāto-, a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁dʰmós.

Noun

defod f (plural defodau)

1. ceremony, ritual, rite

   Synonym: seremoni

2. custom, etiquette

   Synonym: arfer

Derived terms

• defodaeth (“ritualism”)
• defodol (“ritual”)

Related terms

• deddf (“statute”)

Mutation

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