toddi

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse toddi, from or related to Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (to scatter, strew).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

toddi m (genitive singular todda, nominative plural toddar)

  1. piece, lump

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “175-79”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 175-79

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *tọðɨd. Equivalent to tawdd (molten) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

toddi (first-person singular present toddaf)

  1. (transitive) to melt
  2. (intransitive) to melt
    Synonym: ymdoddi
  3. (transitive, intransitive, nontechnical) to dissolve
    Synonym: hydoddi
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to thaw
    Synonyms: dadlaith, dadmer, meiriol

Usage notes[edit]

  • The verbnoun or dictionary form of a verb, such as this entry, is employed as a masculine singular noun in Welsh to express an uncountable verbal noun. The corresponding countable noun is usually derived morphologically from the related verb.
  • Nontechnical language employs toddi to mean both "melt" and "dissolve" while technical contexts distinguish these meanings via toddi and hydoddi respectively.

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
toddi doddi nhoddi thoddi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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