aradr
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Rhannau aradr: 1. arnodd; 3. rheolydd; 4. cwlltwr; 6. swch; 7. chwelydr; 8. haeddel.
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh aradr, from Old Welsh ara(ter), from Proto-Brythonic *aradr, from Proto-Celtic *aratrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom. Cognate with Old Irish arathar, Latin arātrum.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈaradr/,
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈarad/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈaːradr/, , /ˈaradr/,
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈaːrad/, /ˈarad/
Noun
aradr m or f (plural erydr)
Synonyms
- (plough): gwŷdd
Derived terms
- aradr eira (“snowplough”)
- marchrawn yr aradr (“field horsetails, common horsetails”)
- rhoi llaw ar yr aradr (“to put one's hand to the plough, to begin an undertaking”)
Related terms
- aredig (“to plough”)
- arnodd (“plough-beam”)
- chwelydr (“mould-board”)
- cwlltwr (“coulter”)
- haeddel (“ploughstaff”)
- swch (“ploughshare”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| aradr | unchanged | unchanged | haradr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||