ardd

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh arð, from Proto-Brythonic *arð, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Irish ard), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ-. Cognate with Latin arduus (high; difficult) and Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, upright, straight).

Noun

ardd

  1. (archaic) hill, upland
Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ardd unchanged unchanged hardd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Noun

ardd

  1. Soft mutation of gardd (garden).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gardd ardd ngardd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.