trochwr

Welsh

Etymology

From trochi (“to immerse, to plunge”) +‎ -wr.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔχʊr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtroːχʊr/, /ˈtrɔχʊr/

Noun

trochwr m (plural trochwyr)

1. immerser, bather
2. (Christianity, historical) dipper, Dunker, Baptist (17th-18th century term for a member of Christian sects that practised baptism by immersion and rejected the baptism of infants)
3. white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

   Synonyms: bronwen y dŵr, trochydd

Related terms

• (rare) Trochiedydd (“Baptist”)
• (standard) Bedyddiwr (“Baptist”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trochwr	drochwr	nhrochwr	throchwr
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), “trochwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies