byd
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Benyadu'.
Symbol
byd
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Benyadu' terms
Cornish
Etymology
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Noun
byd m (uncountable)
Mutation
| radical | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| byd | vyd | unchanged | pyd | fyd, vyd* |
* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- “byd” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
Danish
Verb
byd
- imperative of byde
Middle Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɨð/
Verb
byð
- inflection of bot:
- third-person singular consuetudinal present/future
- second-person singular imperative
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| byð | uyð / vyð | myð | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
byd
- inflection of byda:
- present
- imperative
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh byt, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus. Possibly a doublet of byth, if the latter is a loanword from Goidelic.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /biːd/
- Rhymes: -ɨːd
Noun
byd m (plural bydoedd)
Derived terms
- bydol (“worldly”)
- dim byd (“nothing”)
- hufen byd (“the best of everything, the lap of luxury”)
- isfyd (“underworld”)
- twll tin byd (“the arse end of nowhere, the back of beyond”)
- y Byd Newydd (“the New World”)
- y Hen Fyd (“the Old World”)
- y Henfyd (“Antiquity, the Ancient World”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| byd | fyd | myd | unchanged |
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), “byd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “byd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies