cliniadur

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cengliadur
• cyngladur
• ceingliadur

Etymology

From dialectal clin (“knee”) +‎ -iadur, folk-etymological alteration of cengliadur.

Noun

cliniadur m (plural cliniaduron)

1. swift, skein winder, yarnwindle

   Synonym: cenglwr

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cliniadur	gliniadur	nghliniadur	chliniadur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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