Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

senedd

/ˈsɛ.nɛð/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
senedd
IPA
/ˈsɛ.nɛð/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Welsh Parliament.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek σῠ́νοδος (sŭ́nodos)bor. Latin synodusbor. Middle Welsh seneð Welsh senedd Welsh Seneddubor. English Senedd Unadapted borrowing from Welsh Senedd, from senedd, from Middle Welsh seneð, borrowed from Latin synodus. Doublet of synod. Compare Middle Breton senez (“synod”) and phonetically Old English senoþ, Middle High German senet. Later likely influenced by or merged with Latin senātus.

Inflected Forms

the Senedd (canonical)

Questions

How do you pronounce senedd?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛ.nɛð/.
What does senedd mean?
The Welsh Parliament.
Where does senedd come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek σῠ́νοδος (sŭ́nodos)bor. Latin synodusbor. Middle Welsh seneð Welsh senedd Welsh Seneddubor. English Senedd Unadapted borrowing from Welsh Senedd, from senedd, from Middle Welsh seneð, borrowed from Latin synodus. Doublet of synod. Compare Middle Breton senez (“synod”) and phonetically Old English senoþ, Middle High German senet. Later likely influenced by or merged with Latin senātus.

How to pronounce senedd

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