byddin

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh byðin, from Proto-Brythonic *büðin, from Proto-Celtic *budīnā, whence also Old Irish buiden (“band, troop”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbəðɪn/

Noun

byddin f (plural byddinoedd)

  1. army

Derived terms
  • adfyddin
  • blaenfyddin
  • byddin flaen
  • byddin gadw
  • byddin ôl
  • byddin sefydledig
  • byddin sefydlog
  • byddin sir
  • Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth
  • gofyddin
  • gwylfyddin
  • marchfyddin
  • môr-fyddin
  • ôl-fyddin
  • presfyddin
  • rhanfyddin

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
byddin fyddin myddin unchanged
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), “byddin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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