oddf

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *odbos (“knot, bulge”); compare Old Irish odb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔðv/

Noun

oddf m (plural oddfau)

1. (medicine) excrescence, callus, hard growth or swelling

   Synonyms: nod, caleden

2. (botany) excrescence, knot, burl

   Synonyms: cainc, cwlwm

3. (botany) tuber, bulb

   Synonyms: cloronen, bwlb

4. (astronomy, obsolete) node

   Synonym: nod

Derived terms

• oddfog
• oddfyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of oddf

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
oddf	unchanged	unchanged	hoddf

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

References

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