heddlu

Welsh

Etymology

From hedd (“peace”) +‎ llu (“host, force”). Compare Cornish kreslu.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðlɨ̞/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðli/
  • (South Wales)
    Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛðlɨ̞

Noun

heddlu m (plural heddluoedd, not mutable)

  1. police, police force

Derived terms
  • amddiffyniad heddlu (“police protection”)
  • arolygydd heddlu (“police inspector”)
  • awudurdod heddlu (“police authority”)
  • cofnod heddlu (“police record”)
  • cofnod heddlu (“police record”)
  • comisiwn heddlu (“police commission”)
  • dalfa'r heddlu (“police custody”)
  • gorsaf heddlu (“police station”)
  • gwladwriaeth heddlu (“police state”)
  • heddlu ar geffylau (“mounted police”)
  • Heddlu De Cymru (“South Wales Police”)
  • Heddlu Dyfed Powys (“Dyfed Powys Police”)
  • Heddlu Gogledd Cymru (“North Wales Police”)
  • Heddlu Gwent (“Gwent Police”)
  • heddlu gwrifoddol (“special constabulary”)
  • heddlu iaith (“language police, grammar Nazi”)
  • Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig (“British Transport Police”)
  • swyddog cyswllt yr heddlu (“police liaison officer”)
  • swyddog heddlu (“police officer”)
  • ymateb yr heddlu (“police response”)

See also
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