gwraidd

See also: gẃraidd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwreidd, from Proto-Celtic *wradyos (compare Cornish gwreydh, Breton gwrizienn), from pre-Celtic *wr̥dyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwrai̯ð/

Noun

gwraidd m (plural gwreiddiau)

1. root (part of a plant; primary source)

Usage notes

• There is an alternate singular form of this noun in gwreiddyn.

Derived terms

Terms derived from gwraidd

• gwraidd-bechod
• gwraidd-beniog
• gwraidd-doriad

• gwraidd-dyfiad
• gwraidd-epil
• gwraidd-gnwd

• gwraidd-iriog
• gwraidd-raniad
• gwreiddiadur m

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwraidd	wraidd	ngwraidd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.