arwydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh arwyð, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarewēdyom; compare Old Irish airde.

Pronunciation

Noun

arwydd m (plural arwyddion)[1]

  1. sign (indication)
    Synonyms: amnaid, awgrym, awgrymiad, ystum
    Mae’r holl arwyddion wedi’u tynnu i lawr.
    All the road signs have been pulled down.[2]
  2. (astrology, astronomy) sign (of the zodiac)
    Synonyms: sygn, arwydd y sidydd
    arwydd y Llew ― the sign of Leo
  3. signal
    Synonym: signal

Derived terms

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
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. They Thought You'd Say This
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