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Prydain
Prydain
Welsh
Proper noun
Prydain f
- Britain
- Maen nhw'n byw ym Mhrydain Fawr rwan. ― Now they live in Great Britain.
Usage notes
In medieval texts, the term often refers to the northernmost part of the island, beyond the Forth and Clyde. Where the island as a whole is meant, the phrase Ynys Prydain (Latin insula Britanniae, "Isle of Britain") is commonly used.
Derived terms
- Prydain Fawr (“Great Britain”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Prydain | Brydain | Mhrydain | Phrydain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||