Etymology

From Middle WelshCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh#PRYDAINCategory:Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh#PRYDAIN Prydein, from early Proto-BrythonicCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic#PRYDAINCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic#PRYDAIN *Pritanī, a variant of *Pritenī, which survives in Prydyn (“Picts”) and as an early borrowing in Old Irish Cruthin, Irish Cruithne (“Picts”), perhaps from a Proto-CelticCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#PRYDAINCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic#PRYDAIN *Kʷritanī, *Kʷritenī, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#PRYDAIN *kʷer- (“to do”).

The Modern Welsh continuation of Latin Brittānia, in contrast, is Brython. Also see Brittō (“a Briton”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədai̯n/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#PRYDAIN
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədɛn/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#PRYDAIN
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈprədai̯n/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#PRYDAIN
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədɛn/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#PRYDAIN

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Proper noun

Prydain fCategory:Welsh lemmas#PRYDAINCategory:Welsh proper nouns#PRYDAINCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#PRYDAINCategory:Welsh feminine nouns#PRYDAINCategory:Pages with entries#PRYDAINCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PRYDAIN

1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)Category:cy:Polities#PRYDAINCategory:cy:Countries in Europe#PRYDAINCategory:cy:United Kingdom#PRYDAINCategory:cy:British Isles#PRYDAIN

   Maen nhw'n byw ym Mhrydain Fawr. ― They live in Great Britain.Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#PRYDAIN

2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)Category:cy:Islands#PRYDAIN

Mutation

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “Prydain”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Prydain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• “Brit(t)ō” on page 242/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)