aradr

Welsh

Rhannau aradr: 1. arnodd; 3. rheolydd; 4. cwlltwr; 6. swch; 7. chwelydr; 8. haeddel.

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aradr, from Old Welsh ara(ter), from Proto-Brythonic *aradr, from Proto-Celtic *aratrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom. Cognate with Old Irish arathar, Latin arātrum.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈarad/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaːradr/, [ˈaradr̩], /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaːrad/, /ˈarad/

Noun

aradr m or f (plural erydr)

1. plough

   Synonym: (North Wales) gwŷdd

Derived terms

• aradr eira (“snowplough”)
• cebystr aradr (“plough stilt”)
• gwadn aradr (“sharebeam, ploughhead”)
• marchrawn yr aradr (“field horsetails, common horsetails”)
• rhoi llaw ar yr aradr (“to put one's hand to the plough, to begin an undertaking”)

Related terms

• aredig (“to plough”)
• arnodd (“plough-beam”)
• cwlltwr (“coulter”)
• chwelydr (“mould-board”)
• haeddel (“ploughstaff”)
• swch (“ploughshare”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aradr

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aradr	unchanged	unchanged	haradr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “aradr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “aradr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies