adwy

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Breton ode and Cornish aswy. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈadʊɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)dʊi̯/

Noun

adwy f (plural adwyon or adwyau)

1. gap (in a wall, fence, hedge etc.)

   Synonym: bwlch

2. (computing) gate

Derived terms

• dod i'r adwy (“to step into the breach, to come to the rescue”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
adwy	unchanged	unchanged	hadwy
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), “adwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies