trofwrdd

Welsh

Trofwyrdd ar Reilffordd Ucheldir Cymru.

Etymology

From tro (“turn”) +‎ bwrdd (“board”) (fwrdd is the soft mutation of bwrdd).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔvʊrð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtroːvʊrð/, /ˈtrɔvʊrð/
• Rhymes: -oːvʊrð, -ɔvʊrð

Noun

trofwrdd m (plural trofyrddau or trofwrddoedd)

1. (rail transport) turntable

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trofwrdd	drofwrdd	nhrofwrdd	throfwrdd
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), “trofwrdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies