bonedd

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Old Welsh bonhed (spelling variant bonhet), from Proto-Celtic *bonusedom, hence also Old Irish bunad (“origin, stock, root”), hence Irish bunadh and Scottish Gaelic bunadh. === Noun === bonedd m (plural bonheddion) nobility, nobleness noble descent, lineage, pedigree Synonym: llinach noble person, noble people, nobility, gentlemen, aristocracy, gentry (sometimes derogatory) origin, beginning, root, source Synonyms: tarddiad, haniad ==== Derived terms ==== bonheddig (“noble, aristocratic, pertaining to nobility, characteristic of nobility, befitting nobility; high-principled, courteous; magnificent, excellent, fine; luxurious, delicate; proud; haughty”, adjective) bonheddu (“to ennoble”) bonheddwr (“nobleman”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bonedd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bonedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies