clawdd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klādos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂dos.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈklaːu̯ð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈklau̯ð/
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Noun

clawdd m (plural cloddiau or cloddion)

  1. soil thrown up in digging a pit or trench; mound, wall made of earth, dyke, earthwork, bulwark
    1. boundary
    2. hedge, fence
  2. ditch, gutter, trench
    1. pit, quarry, mine
    2. moat, fosse

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
clawdd glawdd nghlawdd chlawdd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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