gwahadden

Welsh

Gwahadden

Alternative forms

• gwadd, gwadden

Etymology

From gwadd (“mole”) +‎ -en, the inital element from Proto-Brythonic *gwad- or *gwod-, the latter being source of cognates Cornish godh and Breton goz.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaðɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwa(ː)ðɛn/

Noun

gwahadden f (plural gwahaddod)

1. (South Wales) mole (Talpidae), usually European mole (Talpa europaea)

   Synonym: (North Wales) twrch daear

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwahadden	wahadden	ngwahadden	unchanged
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), “gwahadden”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies