toddi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse toddi, from or related to Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (to scatter, strew).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔtːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtːɪ

Noun

toddi m (genitive singular todda, nominative plural toddar)

  1. piece, lump

Declension

Declension of toddi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative toddi toddinn toddar toddarnir
accusative todda toddann todda toddana
dative todda toddanum toddum toddunum
genitive todda toddans todda toddanna

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “175-79”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 175-79

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tọðɨd. Equivalent to tawdd (molten) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

toddi (first-person singular present toddaf)

  1. (transitive) to melt
  2. (intransitive) to melt
    Synonym: ymdoddi
  3. (transitive, intransitive, nontechnical) to dissolve
    Synonym: hydoddi
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to thaw
    Synonyms: dadlaith, dadmer, meiriol

Usage notes

  • The verbnoun or dictionary form of a verb, such as this entry, is employed as a masculine singular noun in Welsh to express an uncountable verbal noun. The corresponding countable noun is usually derived morphologically from the related verb.
  • Nontechnical language employs toddi to mean both "melt" and "dissolve" while technical contexts distinguish these meanings via toddi and hydoddi respectively.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future toddaf toddi tawdd toddwn toddwch toddant toddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
toddwn toddit toddai toddem toddech toddent toddid
preterite toddais toddaist toddodd toddasom toddasoch toddasant toddwyd
pluperfect toddaswn toddasit toddasai toddasem toddasech toddasent toddasid, toddesid
present subjunctive toddwyf toddych toddo toddom toddoch toddont todder
imperative todda todded toddwn toddwch toddent todder
verbal noun toddi
verbal adjectives toddedig
toddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future todda i,
toddaf i
toddi di toddith o/e/hi,
toddiff e/hi
toddwn ni toddwch chi toddan nhw
conditional toddwn i,
toddswn i
toddet ti,
toddset ti
toddai fo/fe/hi,
toddsai fo/fe/hi
todden ni,
toddsen ni
toddech chi,
toddsech chi
todden nhw,
toddsen nhw
preterite toddais i,
toddes i
toddaist ti,
toddest ti
toddodd o/e/hi toddon ni toddoch chi toddon nhw
imperative todda toddwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of toddi
radical soft nasal aspirate
toddi doddi nhoddi thoddi

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), “toddi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies