addurn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aðurn, from Proto-Brythonic *aðʉrn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin adōrnō.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaðɨ̞rn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)ðɪrn/

Noun

addurn m (plural addurnau)

1. decoration, adornment, ornament

   Synonym: addurniad

Usage notes

• Often addurniadau (technically, the plural form of addurniad) is used for the plural rather than addurnau.

Derived terms

• addurngylch (“astragal”)
• addurno (“to decorate, embellish”)
• addurnol (“decorative, ornamental”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
addurn	unchanged	unchanged	haddurn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.