aradr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aradr, from Old Welsh ara(ter), from Proto-Brythonic *aradr, from Proto-Celtic *aratrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom. Cognate with Old Irish arathar, Latin arātrum.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈarad/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaːradr/, [ˈaradr̩], /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaːrad/, /ˈarad/

Rhannau aradr: 1. arnodd; 3. rheolydd; 4. cwlltwr; 6. swch; 7. chwelydr; 8. haeddel.

Noun

aradr m or f (plural erydr)

1. plough

Synonyms

• (plough): gwŷdd

Derived terms

• aradr eira (“snowplough”)
• marchrawn yr aradr (“field horsetails, common horsetails”)
• rhoi llaw ar yr aradr (“to put one's hand to the plough, to begin an undertaking”)

Related terms

• aredig (“to plough”)
• arnodd (“plough-beam”)
• chwelydr (“mould-board”)
• cwlltwr (“coulter”)
• haeddel (“ploughstaff”)
• swch (“ploughshare”)

Mutation

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