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Welsh
Etymology
Cf. Latin -ātor.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-iadur m (plural -iaduron)
- book
- gair (“word”) + -iadur → geiriadur (“dictionary”)
- dydd (“day”) + -iadur → dyddiadur (“diary”)
- blwydd (“year”) + -iadur → blwyddiadur (“yearbook, annual”)
- instrument
- cyfrifo (“to count, to compute”) + -iadur → cyfrifiadur (“computer”)
- rheoli (“to rule, to regulate”) + -iadur → rheoliadur (“pace maker”)
- cengl (“skein, slip of yarn”) + -iadur → cengliadur (“reel, yarnwindle”)
- agent suffix; usually added to a verbal root
Derived terms
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-iadur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies