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.

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)

1. 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.