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edau.

thread, cotton

4 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛdaɨ̯/North-Wales, standard/ˈɛdɛ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɛda/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈeːdai̯/South-Wales, standard

  1. thread, cotton

    feminine

  2. yarn, wool

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Proto-Celtic *ɸetamī, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”).

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