arlludd

Welsh

Etymology

ar- +‎ lludd (“hindrance, obstacle”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ- (“to obstruct”). Cognate with Old Breton arlup (“obstacle”) and Sanskrit रुध् (rudh, “to obstruct”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈarɬɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈarɬɪð/
• Rhymes: -arɬɨ̞ð

Noun

arlludd m

1. obstacle, hindrance, obstruction
2. (also figurative of a person) a disquieting, disturbing

Mutation

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arlludd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 453; 467-9