aelod

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aelaut, from Proto-Brythonic *aɣlọd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸaɡlātus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeɨ̯lɔd/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯lɔd/
Rhymes: -eɨ̯lɔd

Noun

aelod m (plural aelodau)

Derived terms

Aelod Senedd Ewrop (“Member of the European Parliament”)
Aelod Seneddol (“Member of Parliament”)
aelodaeth (“membership”)
aelodi (“to enrol, to initiate”)

Related terms

diaelodi (“to dismember, to mutilate; to disenrol”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aelod*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aelod	unchanged	unchanged	haelod

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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