Welsh

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Etymology

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From fychydig, soft mutation of bychydig (compare ap < mab, 'y < fy),[1] from bychod (small quantity) +‎ -ig.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ychydig m (uncountable)

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

Determiner

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ychydig (triggers soft mutation)

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

Mutation

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Mutated forms of ychydig
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ychydig unchanged unchanged hychydig

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

References

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  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