-aidd

See also: aidd

Welsh

Alternative forms

-iaidd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -eid, from Proto-Celtic *‑adi̯os. Cognate with Old Irish -de,[1] Greek -άδα (-áda), Latin -idus.[2]

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ai̯ð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɛð/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ai̯ð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɛð/

Suffix

-aidd

adjectival suffix, -like, -y
‎eliffant (“elephant”) + ‎-aidd → ‎eliffantaidd (“elephantine”)

‎coch (“red”) + ‎-aidd → ‎cochaidd (“reddish”)

‎Cymreig (“Welsh”) + ‎-aidd → ‎Cymreigaidd (“Welshy”)

‎Rwsia (“Russia”) + ‎-aidd → ‎Rwsaidd (“Russian”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -aidd

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-aidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 153 i (3)

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