nodwydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Breton nodoez, Old Irish snáthat), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nodwydd f (plural nodwyddau, not mutable)

  1. needle

Derived terms

  • môr-nodwydd, nodwydd y môr (“garfish”)
  • nodwydd y bugail (“Venus' comb”)

Further reading

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