meddyg

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *meðïg, borrowed from Latin medicus (doctor). Cognate with Cornish medhek.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɨ̞ɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːðɪɡ/, /ˈmɛðɪɡ/

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "g".

Noun

meddyg m (plural meddygon)

  1. doctor

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddyg feddyg unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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