cerdd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛrð/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”). Cognate with Old Irish cerd (“craft, skill”).

Noun

cerdd f (plural cerddi)

1. poem
2. poetry
3. music

Derived terms

• Cerdd Dant
• cerddol (“musical”)
• cerddor (“musician”)
• cyngerdd m or f (“concert”)
• sioe gerdd f (“musical theatre”)

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• cerdda (literary)
• cerddiff (colloquial)
• cerddith (colloquial)

Verb

cerdd

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of cerdded

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cerdd	gerdd	ngherdd	cherdd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.