neidr
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Breton naer, Irish nathair), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂ (compare English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)), from *snéh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare nyddu). Related to noden (“thread”), nodwydd (“needle”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩]
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯dɪr/
Noun
neidr f (plural nadroedd or nadredd)
- snake
- adder
Synonyms
- sarff (literary)