Iwerddon

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Y Werddon

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *Iwerðon, from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū (compare Cornish Iwerdhon, Breton Iwerzhon, Old Irish Ériu, Middle Welsh Iwerd (“Irish Sea”)), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, from *piHwer- (“fat”) (compare Ancient Greek πίειρα (píeira, “fertile”), Sanskrit पीवर (pī́vara, “fat, plump, robust”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪu̯ˈɛrðɔn/

Proper noun

Iwerddon f

1. Ireland (a country and island in Europe)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Iwerddon	unchanged	unchanged	Hiwerddon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• Gwyddel