ysbryd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *spɨrɨd, borrowed from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsbrɨ̞d/, [ˈəsprɨ̞d]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsbrɪd/, [ˈəsprɪd]

Noun

ysbryd m (plural ysbrydion or ysbrydoedd)

1. spirit, soul, essence
2. spirit, ghost, apparition
3. spirit, morale, enthusiasm

Derived terms

• ybsrydegaeth
• Ysbryd Glân
• ysbrydegol
• ysbrydol
• ysbrydoledig
• ysbrydoli
• ysbrydoliaeth

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysbryd	unchanged	unchanged	hysbryd
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), “ysbryd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies