egwyddor

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh egwyðawr, from Proto-Brythonic *aβɡuɨðọr, from Latin abēcēdārium (“alphabet”), through the meaning “basic(s), fundamental(s)”; compare gwyddor (“alphabet”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡʊɨ̯ðɔr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡʊi̯ðɔr/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ðɔr

Noun

egwyddor f (plural egwyddorion)

1. principle

Derived terms

• gwyddor

Mutation

Mutated forms of egwyddor

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
egwyddor	unchanged	unchanged	hegwyddor

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

Further reading

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