drud

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

drud m (genitive singular druid)

  1. Used in negative idiomatic expressions to mean 'the slightest noise'.

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
drud dhrud ndrud
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh drut, from Proto-Brythonic *drʉd, from Proto-Celtic *drūtos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

drud (feminine singular drud, plural drudion, equative dryted, comparative drutach, superlative drutaf)

  1. expensive
    Mae'n rhy ddrud i fi.
    It is too expensive for me.
  2. daring, brave, foolish
  3. furious, grievous, painful

Derived terms

  • drudanaeth (costliness, expense)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
drud ddrud nrud unchanged
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), “drud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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