byd
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Benyadu'.
Symbol
byd
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Benyadu' terms
Danish
Verb
byd
- imperative of byde
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
byd
- inflection of byda:
- present
- imperative
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus. Possibly a doublet of byth, if the latter is a loanword from Goidelic.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /biːd/
- Rhymes: -ɨːd
Noun
byd m (plural bydoedd)
Derived terms
- bydol (“worldly”)
- dim byd (“nothing”)
- hufen byd (“the best of everything, the lap of luxury”)
- isfyd (“underworld”)
- twll tin byd (“the arse end of nowhere, the back of beyond”)
- y Byd Newydd (“the New World”)
- y Hen Fyd (“the Old World”)
- y Henfyd (“Antiquity, the Ancient World”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| byd | fyd | myd | unchanged |
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), “byd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies