chwyldroi

Welsh

Etymology

From chwŷl (“turn”) +‎ troi (“turn”) or from chwyldro (“rotation, revolution”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɨ̞lˈdrɔi̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɪlˈdrɔi̯/

Verb

chwyldroi (first-person singular present chwyldroaf or chwyldrof, not mutable)

1. (intransitive) to revolve, to rotate
2. (transitive) to turn, to make rotate
3. (transitive) to revolutionise

Conjugation

See troi.

Derived terms

• chwyldroad
• chwyldröwr

Related terms

• chwyldro

Further reading

• 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