ergyd

Welsh

Etymology

er- +‎ cyd

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛrɡɨ̞d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛrɡɪd/

Noun

ergyd m or f (plural ergydion)

1. blow, strike, hit
2. bang, blast (loud noise)
3. shot, discharge (of a weapon)
4. (sports) shot, stroke

Derived terms

• ergyd bwt (“drop shot”)
• ergyd gychwyn (“starting gun”)
• ergydio (“to strike, to shoot, to throw”)
• fel ergyd o wn (“like a shot”)
• lladd dau dderyn ag un ergyd (“to kill two birds with one stone”)
• o fewn ergyd carreg (“within a stone's throw”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ergyd	unchanged	unchanged	hergyd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.