cleddyf

Welsh

Alternative forms

cleddau, cleddydd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cledyf, from Proto-Brythonic *klėðɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos (compare Old Irish claideb, Breton klezeñv).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛðɨ̞v/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkleːðɪv/, /ˈklɛðɪv/

Noun

cleddyf m (plural cleddyfau)

sword, blade
brace (on door, wall)

Hyponyms

ffwyl (“foil”)
sabr (“sabre”)

Derived terms

blodyn y cleddyf (“gladiolus”)
cleddlys (“bur-reed”)
cleddyf cam (“scimitar”)
cleddyfa (“fence”)
cleddyfan (“shortsword”)
cleddyfod (“sword-stroke”)
cleddyfwr (“swordsman”)
pysgod cleddyf (“swordfish”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cleddyf	gleddyf	nghleddyf	chleddyf
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), “cleddyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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