Welsh edit

 
benywod yn aredig

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Finite forms built on the stem ardd- are from Proto-Brythonic *ėrðɨd, from Proto-Celtic *aryeti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti. The verbal noun is from Middle Welsh eredic (with analogically restored a in the first syllable), from Proto-Brythonic *ėrėdig, from Proto-Celtic *aratīkos, from the root of *aryeti (to plow), from *h₂erh₃-.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

aredig (first-person singular present arddaf or aredaf)

  1. to plow

Conjugation edit

Finite forms built on the stem ardd- (most common forms):

Finite forms built on the stem ared- (rare):

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
aredig unchanged unchanged haredig
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), “arddaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies