arlludd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ar- + lludd (“hindrance, obstacle”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ- (“to obstruct”). Cognate with Old Breton arlup (“obstacle”) and Sanskrit रुध् (rudh, “to obstruct”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarɬɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarɬɪð/
- Rhymes: -arɬɨ̞ð
Noun[edit]
arlludd m
- obstacle, hindrance, obstruction
- (also figurative of a person) a disquieting, disturbing
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arlludd | unchanged | unchanged | harlludd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arlludd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 453; 467-9