tamaid

Welsh

Etymology

tam (“morsel”) +‎ -aid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtamai̯d/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtamad/
  • (North Wales, South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtamɛd/

Noun

tamaid m (plural tameidiau, diminutive tameidyn or tameityn or tameitiach)

1. fragment, scrap

   Synonyms: darn, tipyn, mymryn

2. morsel, snack

   Synonyms: byrbryd, cegan, snac

Derived terms

• ennill ei damaid, hel ei damaid (“to earn one's crust”)
• tamaid y cythraul, tamaid y diafol, tamaid y diawl (“devil's bit scabious”)
• tamaid i aros pryd (“taste of things to come”)
• tamaid prawf (“foretaste”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tamaid

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tamaid	damaid	nhamaid	thamaid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tamaid”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tamaid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies