Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh grað, from Proto-Brythonic *grað, from Latin gradus (degree). Doublet of gris.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gradd f (plural graddau)

  1. degree, grade, rank
  2. (geometry) degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1360 of a circle's circumference)
  3. (physics) degree (unit of measurement of temperature)
  4. (geography) degree (unit of measurement of latitude and longitude)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gradd radd ngradd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gradd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies