budr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh budyr, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉdr, from Proto-Celtic *bowdrom (“filth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷówH-dʰro-m, from *gʷewH-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɨ̞dɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪdɪr/, /ˈbiːdɪr/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞dr

Adjective

budr (feminine singular budr, plural budron, equative butred, comparative butrach, superlative butraf)

1. dirty, filthy

   Synonym: brwnt

2. vile, foul
3. foul (of language)

Mutation

Mutated forms of budr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
budr	fudr	mudr	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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