blaidd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bleidd, from Proto-Brythonic *blėð, from Proto-Celtic *bledyos (compare Cornish bleydh, Breton bleiz; Old Irish bled (“sea monster”) (from *bledā)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blai̯ð/

Noun

blaidd m (plural bleiddiaid or bleiddiau)

1. wolf

Derived terms

• blaidd y dŵr (“pike”)
• cynflaidd (“lead wolf”)
• morflaidd (“wolf fish”)
• palf y blaidd, troed y blaidd (“stag's-horn clubmoss”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blaidd	flaidd	mlaidd	unchanged
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), “blaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies