trydan

Welsh

Etymology

From try- (“affirmative prefix”) +‎ tân (“fire”). Compare Cornish tredan and Breton tredan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtrədan/
  • Rhymes: -ədan

Noun

trydan m (uncountable)

  1. electricity
  2. electric fluid

Derived terms
  • blanced drydan f, blanced trydan m (“electric blanket”)
  • trydan dŵr (“hydroelectricity”)
  • trydaniad
  • trydanladdiad
  • trydanol
  • trydanu
  • trydanwr (“electrician”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trydan drydan nhrydan thrydan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trydan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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