bonheddig
Welsh
Etymology
bonedd (“pedigree; nobility”) + -ig (“possessing”) (compare Old Welsh bonhedyc, bonhetyc)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bɔnˈhɛðɪɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /bɔnˈheːðɪɡ/, /bɔnˈhɛðɪɡ/
Adjective
bonheddig (feminine singular bonheddig, plural boneddigion, equative boneddiced, comparative boneddicach, superlative boneddicaf)
- noble, aristocratic
- Synonyms: boneddigaidd, pendefigaidd
- magnificent, luxurious
- Synonyms: ardderchog, rhagorol, moethus
- proud, haughty
- Synonyms: balch, ffroenuchel
Derived terms
- rhedyn bonheddig (“royal ferns”)
Usage notes
In Medieval use, bonheddig applied to the national aristocracy in the widest sense as opposed to peasants (taeog), foreigners (alltud) or slaves (caeth).
Coordinate terms
- (gender): boneddiges f
Derived terms
- boneddigaidd (“noble”)
- gŵr bonheddig (“gentleman”)
- boneddigion a boneddigesau (“ladies and gentlemen”)
Related terms
- bonheddu (“ennoble”, verb)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bonheddig | fonheddig | monheddig | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bonheddig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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