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Welsh
Etymology
gwraidd (“root”) + -yn
Pronunciation
Noun
gwreiddyn m (collective, singulative gwraidd)
- singulative of gwraidd (“roots”)
Noun
gwreiddyn m (plural gwreiddiau)
- (botany) root
- (figurative) source, origin, foundation, basis
- Synonyms: dechreuad, tarddiad, sylfaen, mam
- (mathematics) root, a number which, raised to a specified power, yields a previously specified number or expression
- Synonym: isradd
- (linguistics) root, a word from which another word or words are derived.
- (linguistic morphology) root, primary lexical unit of a word.
- (music) root, the foundational tone of a chord
Usage notes
- The collective noun gwraidd (“roots”) has gwreiddyn as its singulative. Senses of gwreiddyn that have the collective form gwraidd are treated under gwraidd.
- The senses of gwreiddyn on this page have the plural form gwreiddiau instead.
Derived terms
Mutation
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), “gwreiddyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies