pridd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh prið, Proto-Brythonic *prið, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priːð/
  • Rhymes: -iːð
  • Homophones: prudd, prydd (South Wales)

Noun

pridd m (plural priddau or priddoedd or priddion)

  1. soil, earth, dust; ground
  2. (potter's) clay, mud or clay as building-material, mortar, plaster
  3. earth, clay, or dust as the material of the human body
  4. dust derived from the decay of a human body
  5. earth (as one of the elements according to medieval physics)
  6. (the soil of the) grave
  7. dung, ordure, excrement

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pridd
radical soft nasal aspirate
pridd bridd mhridd phridd

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