prudd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pruð, from Proto-Brythonic *prʉð, from Latin prūdēns.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /prɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /priːð/
• Rhymes: -ɨːð
• Homophone: prydd; pridd (South Wales)

Adjective

prudd (feminine singular prudd, plural pruddion, equative prudded, comparative pruddach, superlative pruddaf)

1. (archaic) wise, prudent

   Synonyms: doeth, call, cymen

2. sombre, grave, serious, sad

   Synonyms: difrifol, trist

3. dejected, disheartened

   Synonyms: digalon, pendrist, penisel

Derived terms

• pruddaidd (“sad, gloomy”)
• prudd-der (“wisdom, prudence; sadness, sorrow”)
• pruddglwyf (“melancholy, depression”)
• pruddhau (“to sadden”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prudd	brudd	mhrudd	phrudd
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), “prudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies