hudd

See also: Hudd and húdd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hiːð/
• Homophone: hydd (“stag”)
• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

hudd (feminine singular hudd, plural hudd, equative hudded, comparative huddach, superlative huddaf, not mutable)

1. dark, dusky, gloomy

   Synonyms: tywyll, prudd

2. shade, shelter

   Synonyms: cêl, cysgod

Etymology 2

Noun

hudd

1. h-prothesized form of udd (“lord, chief, king”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of udd

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
udd	unchanged	unchanged	hudd

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

References

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