-iadur
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈjadɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈja(ː)dɪr/
Suffix
edit-iadur m (plural -iaduron)
- book
- instrument
- cyfrifo (“to count, to compute”) + -iadur → cyfrifiadur (“computer”)
- rheoli (“to rule, to regulate”) + -iadur → rheoliadur (“pace maker”)
- cengl (“skein, slip of yarn”) + -iadur → cengliadur (“reel, yarnwindle”)
- agent suffix; usually added to a verbal root
Derived terms
editReferences
editR. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-iadur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies