hedd

Icelandic

Etymology

From English head. Doublet of höfuð.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛtː/
    Rhymes: -ɛtː

Noun

hedd n (genitive singular hedds, nominative plural hedd)

  1. (informal) cylinder head

Declension
declension of hedd
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hedd heddið hedd heddin
accusative hedd heddið hedd heddin
dative heddi heddinu heddum heddunum
genitive hedds heddsins hedda heddanna

Synonyms
  • (cylinder head): strokklok

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hedd, from Proto-Celtic *sedom (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).[1] Compare Breton hez, Old Irish síd (“peace”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /heːð/

Noun

hedd m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. peace

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