arwydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh arwyð, from Proto-Celtic *ɸareweidyom; compare Old Irish airde.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈarwɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)rʊi̯ð/, /ˈarwɪð/

Noun

arwydd m (plural arwyddion)^[1]

sign (indication)
Synonyms: amnaid, awgrym, awgrymiad, ystum

Mae’r holl arwyddion wedi’u tynnu i lawr.
All the road signs have been pulled down.^[2]
(astrology, astronomy) sign (of the zodiac)
Synonyms: sygn, arwydd y sidydd

arwydd y Llew ― the sign of Leo
signal
Synonym: signal

Derived terms

arwydd lluosi (“ multiplication sign, times sign”)
arwydd minws (“minus sign”)
arwydd plws (“plus sign”)
arwydd rhannu (“division sign”)
arwyddair (“motto”)
arwyddlun (“insignia”)
arwyddnod (“symbol”)
arwyddo (“to signal”)
arwyddwellt (“signalgrass”)
iaith arwyddion (“sign language”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *arwydd*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
arwydd	unchanged	unchanged	harwydd

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

References

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