Iwerddon
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *Iwerðon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīweryū (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): /ɪˈwɛrðɔn/
Proper noun
Iwerddon f
- Ireland
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. | |||