ychydig
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fychydig, soft mutation of bychydig (compare ap < mab, 'y < fy),[1] from bychod (“small quantity”) + -ig.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ychydig m (uncountable)
Determiner
[edit]ychydig (triggers soft mutation)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ychydig | unchanged | unchanged | hychydig |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 110 iii (2)
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 169 v