braidd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brai̯ð/
• Rhymes: -ai̯ð

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh breið. The Dictionary of the Welsh Language connects it with Breton bre (“pain, trouble”). Morris Jones, on the other hand, associates it with Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow, slow-witted”) and Latin gurdus (“dimwit, numbskull”) (compare also Lithuanian gurdùs (“slow”) and Old Church Slavonic гръдъ (grŭdŭ, “proud”)).

Alternative forms

• braint

Adverb

braidd

1. hardly, scarcely
2. almost, nearly
3. kind of, rather, somewhat

Derived terms

• braidd-gyffwrdd
• breiddfyw
• o fraidd
• o'r braidd

Mutation

Mutated forms of braidd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braidd	fraidd	mraidd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “braidd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

braidd

1. soft mutation of praidd

Mutation

Mutated forms of praidd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
praidd	braidd	mhraidd	phraidd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.