gwyddor

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Aphetic variant of egwyddor (now only ‘principle’), ultimately from Latin abēcēdārium (alphabet), through the meaning ‘basic(s), fundamental(s)’.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwyddor f (plural gwyddorau)

  1. alphabet
  2. (countable) a science

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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  • 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