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)

  1. little, a little
    ychydig iawn o amservery little time
    ychydig rhagora little more

Determiner[edit]

ychydig (triggers soft mutation)

  1. few, a few
    un o'r ychydig artistiaidone of the few artists
    ychydig fisoedda few months

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
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]

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 110 iii (2)
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 169 v