clefyd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *klėβ̃ɨd, from Proto-Celtic *klamitos. Equivalent to claf (“sick, ill”) + -yd (“-ness”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈklɛvɨ̞d/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkleːvɪd/, /ˈklɛvɪd/
Noun[edit]
clefyd m (plural clefydau)
Derived terms[edit]
- clefyd caban (“cabin fever”)
- clefyd y galon (“heart disease”)
- clefyd y gwair (“hay fever”)
- clefyd y siwgr (“diabetes”)
- clefyd y Sul (“Sunday sickness”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| clefyd | glefyd | nghlefyd | chlefyd |
| 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), “clefyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies