gwyddor
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Aphetic variant of egwyddor (now only ‘principle’), ultimately from Latin abēcēdārium (“alphabet”), through the meaning ‘basic(s), fundamental(s)’.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðɔr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðɔr/, /ˈɡwɪðɔr/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ðɔr
Noun edit
gwyddor f (plural gwyddorau)
Derived terms edit
- biowyddorau f (“biosciences”)
- ffugwyddor f (“pseudoscience”)
- gwyddor cartref f (“domestic science”)
- gwyddor gwleidyddiaeth f (“political science”)
- gwyddor Gyrilig f (“Cyrillic alphabet”)
- gwyddor Rufeinig f (“Roman alphabet”)
- gwyddor rwnig f (“runic alphabet”)
- Gwyddor Seinegol Ryngwladol f (“International Phonetic Alphabet”)
- trefn yr wyddor f (“alphabetical order”)
Related terms edit
- gwyddoniaeth f (“science (uncountable)”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwyddor | wyddor | ngwyddor | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyddor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies