defod

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh deuawt, defawt, from Proto-Celtic *dedmāto-[1] or Proto-Celtic *dedmi-,[2] a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁dʰmós.

Noun

defod f (plural defodau)

  1. ceremony, ritual, rite
    Synonym: seremoni
  2. custom, etiquette
    Synonym: arfer

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of defod
radical soft nasal aspirate
defod ddefod nefod unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “defod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dedmV-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
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