bonedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh bonhed (spelling variant bonhet), from Proto-Celtic *bonusedom, hence also Old Irish bunad (“origin, stock, root”), hence Irish bunadh and Scottish Gaelic bunadh.

Noun

bonedd m (plural bonheddion)

1. nobility, nobleness
2. noble descent, lineage, pedigree

   Synonym: llinach

3. noble person, noble people, nobility, gentlemen, aristocracy, gentry (sometimes derogatory)
4. origin, beginning, root, source

   Synonyms: tarddiad, haniad

Derived terms

• bonheddig (“noble, aristocratic, pertaining to nobility, characteristic of nobility, befitting nobility; high-principled, courteous; magnificent, excellent, fine; luxurious, delicate; proud; haughty”, adjective)
• bonheddu (“to ennoble”)
• bonheddwr (“nobleman”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bonedd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bonedd	fonedd	monedd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bonedd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bonedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies