-dra
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]/tra/ and /dra/ are variants of the same suffix. /tra/ (phonetically [tr̥ʰa]) is always spelt -tra whereas /dra/ is represented by -tra after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tr̥a]) and by -dra after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dra]).
Suffix
[edit]-dra
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- byr (“short”) + -dra → byrdra (“shortness, brevity”)
- glanwaith (“cleanly, hygenic”) + -dra → glanweithdra (“cleanliness, hygiene”)
- anwaraidd (“barbaric, uncivilised”) + -dra → anwareidd-dra (“barbarity”)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-dra”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies