gwyddor
Welsh
Etymology
Aphetic variant of egwyddor (now only ‘principle’), ultimately from Latin abēcēdārium (“alphabet”), through the meaning ‘basic(s), fundamental(s)’.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊɨ̯ðɔr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðɔr/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ðɔr
Derived terms
- ffugwyddor f (“pseudoscience”)
- gwyddor cartref f (“domestic science”)
- gwyddor gwleidyddiaeth f (“political science”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwyddor | wyddor | ngwyddor | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyddor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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