adain

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Welsh

Alarch dof yn lledu ei adenydd

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Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸatanī (compare Old Irish ette (“feather”)), from *ɸetnos (“bird”). More at adar, edn.

Pronunciation

Noun

adain f (plural adenydd or adanedd or adeinydd or adeinedd or adeiniau or edenydd or edyn)

  1. wing
  2. fin
    Synonym: pysgadain
  3. appendage
    Synonym: braich
    1. ploughshare
    2. (mechanics) spoke of a wheel
      Synonyms: sbôc, ffon
  4. (sports, politics) wing, faction

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Mutation

Mutated forms of adain
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
adain unchanged unchanged hadain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “adain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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