cadair
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh cadeir, from Proto-Brythonic *kadėr (compare Cornish kador, Middle Breton cadoer), from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkadai̯r/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkadɛr/, /ˈkadar/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdai̯r/, /ˈkadai̯r/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdɛr/, /ˈkadɛr/
- Rhymes: -adai̯r
Noun edit
cadair f (plural cadeiriau or cadeirau)
Derived terms edit
- cadair dro (“swivel chair”)
- cadeiriol (“cathedral”, adjective)
- cadeirlan (“cathedral”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cadair | gadair | nghadair | chadair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cadair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies