cadarn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *kadarn,[1] from Proto-Celtic *katus (“battle”). See cad.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkadarn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈka(ː)darn/
- Rhymes: -adarn
Adjective edit
cadarn (feminine singular cadarn, plural cadarnion, equative cadarned, comparative cadarnach, superlative cadarnaf)
Derived terms edit
- cadarnhad (“confirmation”)
- cadarnhau (“to strengthen; to confirm”)
- cadarnle (“stronghold”)
- cadernid (“power, might”)
Noun edit
cadarn m (plural cedyrn or cedeirn)
- mighty one
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cadarn | gadarn | nghadarn | chadarn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |