-did

See also: Appendix:Variations of "did"

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -dit, from Proto-Celtic *-tūss, from Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts.[1] Cognate with Latin -tus[2] and Proto-Germanic *-dūþiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɪd/

Usage notes

/tɪd/ and /dɪd/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɪd/ (phonetically [tʰɪd]) is always spelt -tid whereas /dɪd/ would, in theory, be represented by -tid after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tɪd]) and by -did after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dɪd]). /dɪd/, however, does not at present occur in any Welsh words after an unvoiced fricative.

Suffix

-did m (plural -didau)

  1. forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
    ‎glân (“clean”) + ‎-did → ‎glendid (“cleanliness”)
    ‎gwan (“weak”) + ‎-did → ‎gwendid (“weakness”)
    ‎calon (“heart”) + ‎-did → ‎calondid (“encouragement”)

Usage notes

-did causes i-affection of internal vowels.

Derived terms
Welsh terms suffixed with -did

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-did”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)
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