dechreuad

Welsh

Etymology

dechrau +‎ -iad

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɛχˈreɨ̯.ad/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɛχˈrei̯.ad/

Noun

dechreuad m (plural dechreuadau)

1. beginning, start

   Lleiddiad dyn oedd efe o'r dechreuad. ― He was a murderer from the start.

Quotations

• 1956, Plato, chapter 2, in Emrys Evans, transl., Y Wladwriaeth [The Republic], Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 2.377a, page 65:

  […] dechreuad pob gwaith sydd bwysicaf […]

  […] the beginning in every task is the chief thing […]

Synonyms

• dechrau

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dechreuad	ddechreuad	nechreuad	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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