cledd

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kleːð/
  • Rhymes: -eːð

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Welsh cled (10th c.), from Proto-Brythonic *kleð.

Adjective

cledd (feminine singular cledd, plural cledd, not comparable)

  1. left

Noun

cledd m (uncountable)

  1. left hand
  2. left side
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

First attested in the thirteenth century; compare cleddyf (“sword”).

Noun

cledd m (plural cleddau)

  1. (sometimes figuratively of a champion or defender) sword
Derived terms
  • cledd deufin
  • cledd unfin
  • cledd unllaw
  • cledd yng nghledd
  • cleddbysg
  • cleddgludydd
  • cleddod
  • cleddog
  • cleddol

Mutation

Mutated forms of cledd
radical soft nasal aspirate
cledd gledd nghledd chledd

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