feidr

Welsh

Etymology

Soft mutated form of beidr.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /vei̯dr/, [ˈvei̯dr̩]
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /vei̯dr/, [ˈvei̯dr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈvei̯dɪr/

Noun

feidr f (plural feidrau, not mutable)

1. (South Wales) a narrow lane, a farm track

   Synonyms: beidr, lôn, meidr, wtra

2. Soft mutation of beidr.

Usage notes

Although orginally a mutated form, this has become the most commonly used radical form of the word.