cadair

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cadeir, from Proto-Brythonic *kadėr (compare Cornish kador and Middle Breton cadoer), from Latin cathedra (compare Middle Irish cathaír), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkadai̯r/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkadɛr/, /ˈkadar/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdai̯r/, /ˈkadai̯r/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdɛr/, /ˈkadɛr/
  • Rhymes: -adai̯r

Noun

cadair f (plural cadeiriau or cadeirau)

  1. chair
    Synonym: stôl
  2. udder
    Synonyms: piw, pwrs

Derived terms

  • cadair dro (“swivel chair”)
  • cadeiriol (“cathedral”, adjective)
  • cadeirlan (“cathedral”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cadair
radical soft nasal aspirate
cadair gadair nghadair chadair

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), “cadair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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