byrhoedlog
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From byr (“short”) + hoedlog (“living”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɨ̞rˈhoːɨ̯dlɔɡ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /bɪrˈhɔi̯dlɔɡ/
Adjective
[edit]byrhoedlog (feminine singular berhoedlog, plural byrhoedlog, equative mor fyrhoedlog, comparative mwy byrhoedlog, superlative mwyaf byrhoedlog)
- ephemeral, having a short life.
- 2023, Annie Rix Militz, translated by Mireia Nopode, Ffyniant, Vive Virtual:
- ...a fwynhaodd rhediad[sic – meaning rediad] Napoleonaidd byrhoedlog rhwng teirw ac eirth y farchnad stoc […]
- ...who enjoyed a short-lived Napoleonic streak between the bulls and bears of the stock market […]
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
byrhoedlog | fyrhoedlog | myrhoedlog | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byrhoedlog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies