bwrdais
Welsh
Alternative forms
- bordais
Etymology
From Middle English burgeis, from Old French borgeis.
Noun
bwrdais m (plural bwrdeisiaid or bwrdeisi)
- burgess, bourgeois
Synonyms
- (freeman): porthmon
Derived terms
- bwrdeisiaeth (“burgess-ship”)
- bwrdeistref (“borough, municipality”)
- mân fwrdais (“petit bourgeois”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bwrdais | fwrdais | mwrdais | unchanged |
| 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), “bwrdais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies