gyriant

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Welsh

Etymology

gyrru +‎ -iant

Noun

gyriant m (plural gyriannau)

drive, propulsion
driving force, impetus, motivation
(mechanics) drive (propulsion mechanism)
(computing) drive

Derived terms

gyriant blaen (“front-wheel drive”)
gyriant cadwyn (“chain drive”)
gyriant caled (“hard drive”)
gyriant cripian (“worm drive”)
gyriant cyrchfan (“destination drive”)
gyriant dyfais (“device drive”)
gyriant fflach (“flash drive”)
gyriant ffynhonnell (“source drive”)
gyriant lleol (“local drive”)
gyriant ôl (“rear drive, rear wheel drive”)
gyriant pedair olwyn (“four-wheel drive”)
gyriant rhwydwaith (“network drive”)
gyriant uniongyrchol (“positive drive”)
gyriant USB (“USB drive”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gyriant*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gyriant	yriant	ngyriant	unchanged

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), “gyriant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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