bod

Welsh (Colloquial)

/boːd/

verb
Definitions
  • to be
  • that... is, that... are, etc. (personal forms: (fy) mod i ((fy) mod i), (dy) fod di ((dy) fod di), (ei) fod e/o ((ei) fod e/o), (ei) bod hi ((ei) bod hi), (ein) bod ni ((ein) bod ni), (eich) bod chi ((eich) bod chi), (eu) bod nhw ((eu) bod nhw))

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh bot (dwelling) inherited from Proto-Celtic *butā derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper), *h₁es- (be, exist) derived from Proto-Celtic *esti.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*esti

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