-edig

Welsh

Alternative forms

• -iedig

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *-ẹdig, from Proto-Celtic *-atīkos, probably from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂t- + *-kos.

Cognate with Cornish -esik and more distantly Latin -āticus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdɪɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːdɪɡ/, /ˈɛdɪɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdɪɡ

Suffix

-edig

1. adjectival suffix forming deverbal adjectives -ed

   ‎amgáu (“to enclose”) + ‎-edig → ‎amgaeedig (“enclosed”)

   ‎cysegru (“to consecrate”) + ‎-edig → ‎cysegredig (“consecrated”)

   ‎ysgrifennu (“to write”) + ‎-edig → ‎ysgrifenedig (“written”)

2. adjectival suffix indicating having characteristics the root

   ‎caru (“to love”) + ‎-edig → ‎caredig (“kind”)

   ‎nodi (“to note”) + ‎-edig → ‎nodedig (“noteable, noteworthy”)

   ‎troi (“to turn”) + ‎-edig → ‎troëdig (“turning, twisting, perverted”)

Usage notes

-edig does not form a past participle, which does not exist in Welsh. Words formed with -edig are much rarer than past participles are in English and are solely adjectival.

In some cases, a variant with the suffix -iedig exists: trefnedig/trefniedig, taledig/taliedig, cysylltedig/cysylltiedig.

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -edig

References

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