edau

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === edaf, edefyn === Etymology === Proto-Celtic *ɸetamī, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛdaɨ̯/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛdɛ/, /ˈɛda/ (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈeːdai̯/, /ˈɛdai̯/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈeːdɛ/, /ˈɛdɛ/ === Noun === edau f (plural edafedd or edeifion or edefion) thread, cotton (in the plural) yarn, wool ==== Derived terms ==== edau ddeintiol, edau ddanedd (“dental floss”) ==== Related terms ==== edefyn === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “edau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies