oddf

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *odbos (“knot, bulge”); compare Old Irish odb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔðv/

Noun

oddf m (plural oddfau)

  1. (medicine) excrescence, callus, hard growth or swelling
    Synonyms: nod, caleden
  2. (botany) excrescence, knot, burl
    Synonyms: cainc, cwlwm
  3. (botany) tuber, bulb
    Synonyms: cloronen, bwlb
  4. (astronomy, obsolete) node
    Synonym: nod

Derived terms
  • oddfog
  • oddfyn

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

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