ufudd

Welsh

Alternative forms

ufydd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ufydd, perhaps from Latin oboediēns via a Proto-Brythonic *ʉβʉð or *ʉβɨð, though this has phonological difficulties as the expected outcome would be Proto-Brythonic *oβuɨð yielding Welsh *ofwydd. Another possibility is a derivation from ufyl (“humble”) + -ydd, though here the loss of yl is unexplained.[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞vɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈiːvɪð/, /ˈɪvɪð/

Adjective

ufudd (feminine singular ufudd, plural ufuddion, equative ufudded, comparative ufuddach, superlative ufuddaf)

obedient

Derived terms

anufudd (“disobedient”)
ufudd-dod (“obedience”)
ufuddgar (“obedient, dutiful”)
ufuddhau (“to obey”)

Mutation

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ufudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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[1] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ufudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies