senedd

See also: Senedd

Welsh

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.?

Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.?

Proto-Hellenic *ksún

Ancient Greek σύν (sún)

Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)

Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.

Proto-Indo-European *sodós?

Proto-Hellenic *hodós

Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós)

Ancient Greek σῠ́νοδος (sŭ́nodos)bor.

Latin synodusbor.

Middle Welsh seneð

Welsh senedd

From Middle Welsh seneð, from Latin synodus. Compare Middle Breton senez (“synod”). Perhaps early on influenced by unrelated Latin senātus (“senate”), and now mostly associated with this word. The second syllable may have been adapted to the suffix -edd.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnɛð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈseːnɛð/, /ˈsɛnɛð/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɛð

Noun

senedd f (plural seneddau, not mutable)

1. senate, parliament

   Synonyms: cynulliad, cymanfa, congres

2. synod, council

Derived terms

adjectives

• seneddol (“senatorial, parliamentary”)

proper nouns

• Senedd Cymru (“Welsh Parliament”)
  • Senedd
• Senedd Ewrop (“European Parliament”)
• Senedd y Deyrnas Unedig (“UK Parliament”)

Descendants

• ⇒ English: Senedd

Further reading

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