glendid

Welsh

Etymology

From earlier gleindid (“cleanliness”) and Middle Welsh gleindit/glendit, where ei became e before two consonants. By surface analysis, glân (“clean”) +‎ -did. Cf. gwendid (“feebleness”) for similar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɛndɪd/

Noun

glendid m (uncountable)

  1. cleanliness, cleanness
    Synonyms: glander, glanweithdra, glanweithder
  2. moral or spiritual cleanness, purity
    Synonym: purdeb
  3. splendour, brightness
    Synonyms: disgleirdeb, gwychder
  4. comeliness, beauty
    Synonyms: harddwch, tegwch

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of glendid
radical soft nasal aspirate
glendid lendid nglendid unchanged

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

References

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