deddf
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *dedmi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-dʰmó-s, from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”). Cognate with Ancient Greek θεσμός (thesmós, “law, ordinance”).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]deddf f (plural deddfau)
- law, act, statute
- (mathematics, sciences) law
- deddf disgyrchedd cyffredinol ― the law of universal gravitation
Usage notes
[edit]This term means "law" in the sense of an ordinance or statute. For the sense of "law" as a legal system, the word cyfraith is used.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- defod (“ceremony, ritual; custom”)
- damcaniaeth (“theory”)
- rhagdybiaeth (“hypothesis”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| deddf | ddeddf | neddf | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913), A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 104 iv 2
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dedmV-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 93