oed

See also: OED, öd, and -öd

Dutch

Etymology

From Arabic عُود (ʕūd).

Noun

oed m (plural oeds, diminutive oedje n)

1. oud (instrument)

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh oet, from Old Welsh oit, from Proto-Brythonic *oɨd, from Proto-Celtic *aitom. Cognate with Breton oad, Cornish ooj, oos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /oːɨ̯d/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɔi̯d/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /oːd/
• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯d

Noun

oed m (plural oedau)

1. age, years old

   Faint ydy ei oed o?

   How old is he?

   (literally, “How many is his age?”)

   Mae o'n dri deg dwy oed.

   He is thirty-two years old.

Synonyms

• oedran

Derived terms

• hyd yn oed (“as far as, even”)
• Oed Grist (“Christian Era”)
• yn oed (“during”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
oed	unchanged	unchanged	hoed
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.