bendigaid

Welsh

Etymology

bendigo (“to worship, to praise”) +‎ -aid[1]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɛnˈdɪɡai̯d/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɛnˈdiːɡai̯d/, /bɛnˈdɪɡai̯d/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /bɛnˈdiːɡɛd/, /bɛnˈdɪɡɛd/

Noun

bendigaid (feminine singular bendigaid, plural bendigeidion, equative mor fendigaid, comparative mwy bendigaid, superlative mwyaf bendigaid)

  1. blessed, worthy of worship, laudable
    Synonyms: addoladwy, bendigol

Derived terms
  • derwen Fendigaid (“common vervain”)
  • dŵr bendigaid (“holy water”)
  • gwenith bendigaid (“variety of wheat”)
  • gwŷg bendigaid, gwyran bendigaid (“wild sainfoin”)
  • haidd bendigaid (“square-eared barley”)
  • hocys bendigaid (“marsh mallow”)
  • Mair Fendigaid (“Holy Mary”)
  • rhedyn bendigaid (“royal ferns”)
  • y clefyd bendigaid (“epilepsy”)
  • y Cymun Bendigaid (“Holy Communion”)
  • y greulys fendigaid, dail y fendigaid (“St. John's wort, tutsan”)
  • y Groes Fendigaid (“Orion's Belt”)
  • Y Wlad Fendigaid (“the Holy Land”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bendigaid fendigaid mendigaid unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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