blynedd

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh blyneð, originally a plural, from Proto-Brythonic *blɨneð, earlier *blɨðneð, with syncope of -a- and pretonic shortening of -ē- to -ɨ-, from Proto-Celtic *bleidaniyās, nominative plural of *bleidanī (whence blwyddyn). === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈblənɛð/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈblənað/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈblənɛð/ Rhymes: -ənɛð === Noun === blynedd f year (count form) ==== Usage notes ==== In Welsh, blwydd refers to age and is the word used for a single year and is also found after numbers. The plural blwyddi is little utilised. When referring to any other kind of year, the word is blwyddyn in the singular, blynyddoedd in the plural and the special form blynedd is used after numbers. ==== Related terms ==== llynedd === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “blynedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies