trydan

Welsh

Etymology

From try- (“affirmative prefix”) +‎ tân (“fire”). Compare Cornish tredan and Breton tredan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrədan/
  • Rhymes: -ədan

Noun

trydan m (uncountable)

  1. electricity
  2. electric fluid

Adjective

trydan (feminine singular trydan, plural trydan, not comparable)

  1. electric

Derived terms

  • blanced drydan (“electric blanket”)
  • trydan dŵr (“hydroelectricity”)
  • trydaniad (“electrification”)
  • trydanladdiad (“electrocution”)
  • trydanol, trydanllyd (“electrical”)
  • trydanu, trydaneiddio (“to electrify”)
  • trydanwr (“electrician”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of trydan
radical soft nasal aspirate
trydan drydan nhrydan thrydan

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