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cliniadur

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dialectal clin (knee) +‎ -iadur, folk-etymological alteration of cengliadur.

Noun

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cliniadur m (plural cliniaduron)

  1. swift, skein winder, yarnwindle
    Synonym: cenglwr

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cliniadur
radical soft nasal aspirate
cliniadur gliniadur nghliniadur chliniadur

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

References

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