hedd

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English head. Doublet of höfuð.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hedd n (genitive singular hedds, nominative plural hedd)

  1. (informal) cylinder head

Declension[edit]

declension of hedd
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hedd heddið hedd heddin
accusative hedd heddið hedd heddin
dative heddi heddinu heddum heddunum
genitive hedds heddsins hedda heddanna

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh hedd, from Proto-Celtic *sedom (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).[1] Compare Breton hez, Old Irish síd (“peace”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hedd m or f (plural heddau or heddoedd, not mutable)

  1. peace

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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