echdoe

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ech- +‎ doe (“yesterday”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛχdɔɨ̯/, [ˈɛχtɔɨ̯]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛχdɔi̯/, [ˈɛχtɔi̯]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛχðɔi̯/, /ˈɛχðɔ/

Adverb

echdoe

  1. (on) the day before yesterday
    Antonym: trennydd

Noun

echdoe m (uncountable)

  1. a the day before yesterday
    Antonym: trennydd
  • ddoe (“yesterday”)
  • echnos (“the night before last”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
echdoe unchanged unchanged hechdoe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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