nodwydd
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Breton nodoez, Old Irish snáthat), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈnɔdwɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈnɔdʊi̯ð/, /ˈnɔdwɪð/
Noun
nodwydd f (plural nodwyddau, not mutable)
- needle
Derived terms
- nodwydd y bugail m (“Venus' comb”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nodwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies