egwyddor
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh egwyðawr, from Proto-Brythonic *aβɡuɨðọr, from Latin abēcēdārium (“alphabet”), through the meaning “basic(s), fundamental(s)”; compare gwyddor (“alphabet”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛˈɡʊɨ̯ðɔr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɛˈɡʊi̯ðɔr/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ðɔr
Noun edit
egwyddor f (plural egwyddorion)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| egwyddor | unchanged | unchanged | hegwyddor |
| 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), “egwyddor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies