byddar

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *boðar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Cornish bodhar, Breton bouzar, Irish bodhar, Scottish Gaelic bodhar, Manx bouyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəðar/

Adjective

byddar (feminine singular byddar, plural byddair or byddarion, equative mor fyddar, comparative mwy byddar, superlative mwyaf byddar)

1. deaf

Derived terms

• byddarol (“deafening”)
• byddaru (“to deafen”)

Mutation

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