degfed

Welsh

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Cardinal: deg, (before a nasal or optionally a vowel) deng     Ordinal: degfed     Ordinal abbreviation: 10fed
Welsh Wikipedia article on 10

Alternative forms

• 10fed (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *degβ̃ed, from Proto-Celtic *dekametos, equivalent to deg (“ten”) +‎ -fed (“-th”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɡvɛd/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɡvad/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɡvɛd/

Adjective

degfed (feminine singular degfed, plural degfed, not comparable)

1. (ordinal number) tenth

Derived terms

• ar ei ddegfed (“tenfold”)

Noun

degfed m or f (plural degfedau or degfedi)

1. tenth part of a whole

   Synonyms: degfed ran, degwm, degymiad

Mutation

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “degfed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 144