nedd

See also: Nedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *snidā, from Proto-Indo-European *-níd-. Cognate with Cornish nedh, Breton nez, Irish sniodh, Manx sneig, Scottish Gaelic sneadh and also English nit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /neːð/
Rhymes: -eːð

Noun

nedd f (collective, singulative nedden, not mutable)

nits

Related terms

llau pen (“head lice”)

References

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

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