aradr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aradr, from Old Welsh ara(ter), from Proto-Brythonic *aradr, from Proto-Celtic *aratrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom. Cognate with Old Irish arathar, Latin arātrum.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈarad/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaːradr/, [ˈaradr̩], /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaːrad/, /ˈarad/

Noun

aradr m or f (plural erydr)

plough

Synonyms

(plough): gwŷdd

Derived terms

aradr eira (“snowplough”)
marchrawn yr aradr (“field horsetails, common horsetails”)
rhoi llaw ar yr aradr (“to put one's hand to the plough, to begin an undertaking”)

Related terms

aredig (“to plough”)
arnodd (“plough-beam”)
cwlltwr (“coulter”)
chwelydr (“mould-board”)
haeddel (“ploughstaff”)
swch (“ploughshare”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aradr*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aradr	unchanged	unchanged	haradr

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