nodwydd

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Breton nodoez, Old Irish snáthat), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”).

Pronunciation edit

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔdwɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔdʊi̯ð/, /ˈnɔdwɪð/

Noun edit

nodwydd f (plural nodwyddau, not mutable)

needle

Derived terms edit

nodwydd y bugail m (“Venus' comb”)

Further reading edit

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

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