ardd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /arð/, /aːrð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /arð/
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh arð, from Proto-Brythonic *arð, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Irish ard), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ-. Cognate with Latin arduus (“high; difficult”) and Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “upright, straight”).
Noun
ardd
- (archaic) hill, upland
Derived terms
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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ardd | unchanged | unchanged | hardd |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Etymology 2
Noun
ardd
- soft mutation of gardd (“garden”)