neidr

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Welsh

Alternative forms

nadredden

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Breton naer, Irish nathair), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂ (compare English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)), from *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare nyddu). Related to noden (“thread”), nodwydd (“needle”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /nei̯dr/,
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /nei̯dr/,
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯dɪr/
Rhymes: -ei̯dr

Noun

neidr f (plural nadroedd or nadredd, not mutable)

snake
Synonym: sarff
adder
Synonyms: gwiber, neidr ddu

Derived terms

gwas y neidr m (“dragonfly”)
neidr ddefaid (“slow worm”)
neidr ddu (“adder”)
neidr fraith (“grass snake”)
neidr lwyd (“grass snake”)
meidr y tomennydd (“grass snake”)
meidr y domen (“grass snake”)
neidr wasgu (“boa constrictor”)
tafod y neidr (“adder's tongue fern”)

References

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

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