allwedd
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *alchwedd, by metathesis from Proto-Brythonic achlwedd, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, peg”), with the negative prefix *n̥-.[1] Cognate with Breton alc'hwez,[2] Latin claudo.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaɬwɛð/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈaɬwɛð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈaɬwɛθ/
Noun
editallwedd f (plural allweddi)
- (South Wales) key (device designed to open and close a lock)
- Synonym: agoriad
Derived terms
edit- allweddol (“crucial”)
Mutation
edit| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| allwedd | unchanged | unchanged | hallwedd |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 99 vi (1)
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “allwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies