arwydd
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh arwyð, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarewēdyom (compare Old Irish airde), from *wēdo- (“tell, relate”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarwɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)rʊi̯ð/, /ˈarwɪð/
Noun
arwydd m (plural arwyddion)
- sign (visible indication)
- Mae’r holl arwyddion wedi’u tynnu i lawr. ― All the road signs have been pulled down.[1]
- sign (of the zodiac)
- Synonyms: sygn, arwydd y sidydd
- arwydd y Llew ― the sign of Leo
- signal
- Synonym: signal
Derived terms
- arwyddair m (“motto”)
- arwyddlun m (“insignia”)
- arwyddnod m (“symbol”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arwydd | unchanged | unchanged | harwydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- They Thought You'd Say This