clawdd
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *klādos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂dos.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈklaːu̯ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈklau̯ð/
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Noun
clawdd m (plural cloddiau or cloddion)
- soil thrown up in digging a pit or trench; mound, wall made of earth, dyke, earthwork, bulwark
- boundary
- hedge, fence
- ditch, gutter, trench
- pit, quarry, mine
- moat, fosse
Derived terms
- Clawdd Offa
- mwynglawdd
- mynd i’r clawdd
Related terms
- cloddio
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| clawdd | glawdd | nghlawdd | chlawdd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “clawdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies