ehedydd

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hedydd
• uchedydd

Etymology

From ehedeg (“to fly”) +‎ -ydd (“-er”), from Middle Welsh ehedec, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeteti, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti (“to fly”). Cognate with Middle Breton ehuedez and Old Cornish evidit.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛˈhɛdɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛˈheːdɪð/, /ɛˈhɛdɪð/

Noun

ehedydd m (plural ehedyddion)

1. lark (bird)
2. skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Derived terms

• corhedydd m (“meadow pipit, titlark”)
• ehedydd y coed
• ehedydd y traeth

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ehedydd	unchanged	unchanged	hehedydd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ehedydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies