arwydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh arwyð, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarewēdyom (compare Old Irish airde), from *wēdo- (“tell, relate”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).

Pronunciation

Noun

arwydd m (plural arwyddion)

  1. sign (visible indication)
    Mae’r holl arwyddion wedi’u tynnu i lawr. ― All the road signs have been pulled down.[1]
  2. sign (of the zodiac)
    Synonyms: sygn, arwydd y sidydd
    arwydd y Llew ― the sign of Leo
  3. signal
    Synonym: signal

Derived terms
  • arwyddair m (“motto”)
  • arwyddlun m (“insignia”)
  • arwyddnod m (“symbol”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
arwydd unchanged unchanged harwydd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. They Thought You'd Say This
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