neidr
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Breton naer, Irish nathair), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂ (compare English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)), from *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare nyddu). Related to noden (“thread”), nodwydd (“needle”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩]
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯dɪr/
- Rhymes: -ei̯dr
Noun
neidr f (plural nadroedd or nadredd, not mutable)
Derived terms
- blodyn neidr, pwysi nadroedd (“red campion”)
- gwas y neidr (“dragonfly”)
- neidr ddefaid (“slow worm”)
- neidr ddu (“adder”)
- neidr fraith (“grass snake”)
- neidr lwyd (“grass snake”)
- neidr wasgu (“boa constrictor”)
- neidr y domen (“grass snake”)
- neidr y tomennydd (“grass snake”)
- tafod y neidr (“adder's tongue fern”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “neidr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies