elbid
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Old Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *ėlβɨð, from Proto-Celtic *albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”). The primary meaning of the Common Celtic word is “upper world” (as opposed to underworld), with semantic development similar to e.g. Russian свет (svet, “world; light”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
elbid m or f
- world
- earth
- land, country
- district
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Old Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Old Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Old Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Welsh lemmas
- Old Welsh nouns
- Old Welsh masculine nouns
- Old Welsh feminine nouns
- Old Welsh nouns with multiple genders