Olympaidd
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Olympic + -aidd.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɔˈlɨ̞mpai̯ð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɔˈlɨ̞mpɛð/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɔˈlɪmpai̯ð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɔˈlɪmpɛð/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞mpai̯ð
Adjective[edit]
Olympaidd (feminine singular Olympaidd, plural Olympaidd, not comparable)
- Olympic, Olympian
- 2020 March 12, Golwg360[1]:
- Gyda choronafeirws yn lledu ledled y byd, roedd defod cynnau’r fflam Olympaidd yn dipyn llai ysblennydd eleni.
- With coronavirus spreading across the world, the Olympic flame lighting ceremony was a little less spectacular this year.
Derived terms[edit]
- Gemau Olympaidd (“Olympic Games”)
- fflam Olympaidd (“Olympic flame”)
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Olympaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies