tad-cu

Welsh

Etymology

From tad (“father”) +‎ cu (“dear, beloved”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /tadˈkɨː/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /tadˈkiː/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /təɡˈkiː/, /təˈkiː/
• Rhymes: -ɨː

Noun

tad-cu m (plural tadau-cu or tadcuod or tad-cus)

1. (South Wales) grandfather

   Synonym: taid

Usage notes

• Spellings such as tad cu or tadcu may also be encountered.
• The usual word for "grandfather" in the Welsh of North Wales is taid.

Coordinate terms

• mam-gu (“grandmother”)
• nain (“grandmother”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tad-cu	dad-cu	nhad-cu	thad-cu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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