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Welsh
Pronunciation
Usage notes
/tra/ and /dra/ are variants of the same suffix. /tra/ (phonetically ) is always spelt -tra whereas /dra/ is represented by -tra after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically ) and by -dra after other voiced sounds (phonetically ).
Suffix
-dra
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- byr (“short”) + -dra → byrdra (“shortness, brevity”)
- glanwaith (“cleanly, hygenic”) + -dra → glanweithdra (“cleanliness, hygiene”)
- anwaraidd (“barbaric, uncivilised”) + -dra → anwareidd-dra (“barbarity”)
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-dra”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies