blynyddoedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh blwynyðeð (re-formed to the vocalism of blynedd and the suffix -oedd), metathesized from blwyðyneð, plural of blwyðyn (see blwyddyn).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /bləˈnəðɔɨ̯ð/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /bləˈnəðɔi̯ð/
  • Rhymes: -əðɔɨ̯ð

Noun

blynyddoedd f pl

  1. plural of blwyddyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of blynyddoedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
blynyddoedd flynyddoedd mlynyddoedd unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 243
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