nudd

See also: Nudd

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from nudda (“to rub; to nag”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nʏtː/
  • Rhymes: -ʏtː

Noun

nudd n (genitive singular nudds, no plural)

  1. rubbing
    Synonym: núningur
  2. massage
  3. nagging, importunity
    Synonyms: nauð, kvabb, þrábeiðni, juð

Declension
declension of nudd
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative nudd nuddið
accusative nudd nuddið
dative nuddi nuddinu
genitive nudds nuddsins

Welsh

Etymology

From a hypothetical Proto-Celtic *snowdo- (“haze, mist”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nudd m or f (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. mist, fog, haze

Derived terms

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nudd”, 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, pages 350–snowdo
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