chwyldroi
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From chwŷl (“turn”) + troi (“turn”) or from chwyldro (“rotation, revolution”) + -i.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwɨ̞lˈdrɔi̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /χwɪlˈdrɔi̯/
Verb edit
chwyldroi (first-person singular present chwyldroaf or chwyldrof, not mutable)
- (intransitive) to revolve, to rotate
- (transitive) to turn, to make rotate
- (transitive) to revolutionise
Conjugation edit
See troi.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwyldroi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies