awdur

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh awdur, from Proto-Brythonic *audʉr, from Vulgar Latin *autor, from Latin auctor.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯dɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯dɪr/
• Rhymes: -au̯dɨ̞r

Noun

awdur m (plural awduron, feminine awdures)

1. author, writer

Derived terms

• awduriaeth (“authorship”)
• cydawdur (“co-author”)
• awdurol (“authoritative, authorial”)
• (puristic): uchawdur (“classical author”)

Related terms

• awdurdod (“authority”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of awdur

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
awdur	unchanged	unchanged	hawdur

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

References

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