drudwen
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of Middle Welsh drydwen, diminutive of drydw, alternative form of Middle Welsh trydw, from Proto-Brythonic *tröd (whence Breton tred), from Proto-Celtic *trozdis, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”); compare Latin turdus, German Drossel, and English thrush. By surface analysis, drudw + -en.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrɨ̞dwɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrɪdwɛn/
Noun edit
drudwen f (plural drudwy)
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| drudwen | ddrudwen | nrudwen | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||