cadair

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cader (now informal)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cadeir, from Proto-Brythonic *kadėr (compare Cornish kador and Middle Breton cadoer), from Latin cathedra (compare Middle Irish cathaír), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkadai̯r/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkadɛr/, /ˈkadar/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːdai̯r/, /ˈkadai̯r/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːdɛr/, /ˈkadɛr/
• Rhymes: -adai̯r

Noun

cadair f (plural cadeiriau or cadeirau)

1. chair

   Synonym: stôl

2. udder

   Synonyms: piw, pwrs

Derived terms

• cadair dro (“swivel chair”)
• cadeiriol (“cathedral”, adjective)
• cadeirlan (“cathedral”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cadair	gadair	nghadair	chadair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cadair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies