awdurdod

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh awdurdawt, from Proto-Brythonic *audʉrdọd, from Latin auctōritās. By surface analysis, awdur (“author”) +‎ -dod (“-ness, -ment”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈdɨ̞rdɔd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈdɪrdɔd/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞rdɔd

Noun

awdurdod m (plural awdurdodau)

1. authority

Derived terms

• awdurdodaeth
• awdurdodaidd (“authoritarian”, adjective)
• awdurdodi (“to authorise”)
• awdurdodol
• awdurdodus (“authoritative”)
• awdurdodydd (“an authoritarian”)
• diawdurdod
• goruchawdurdod
• tra-awdurdod

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of awdurdod

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
awdurdod	unchanged	unchanged	hawdurdod

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), “awdurdod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies