parddu
Welsh
Etymology
From du (“black”) with an unknown prefixed element.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈparðɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈparði/
Noun
parddu m (uncountable)
- soot
- Synonym: huddygl
- smut (fungi in the class Ustilaginomycetes)
Derived terms
- parddu indrawn (“corn smut”)
- parddu lamp (“lamp soot”)
- pardduog (“sooty”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
parddu | barddu | mharddu | pharddu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “parddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies