efydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh euyð, from Old Welsh emid, from Proto-Brythonic *öβ̃ɨð, from Proto-Celtic *omiyom. Cognate with Old Irish umae.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛvɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːvɪð/, /ˈɛvɪð/

Noun

efydd m (plural efyddau)

1. bronze
2. brass
3. copper

   Synonym: copr

Derived terms

• medal efydd (“bronze medal”)
• Oes yr Efydd (“Bronze Age”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
efydd	unchanged	unchanged	hefydd
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), “efydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies