gwyddor

Welsh

Etymology

Aphetic variant of egwyddor (now only ‘principle’), ultimately from Latin abēcēdārium (“alphabet”), through the meaning ‘basic(s), fundamental(s)’.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðɔr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðɔr/, /ˈɡwɪðɔr/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ðɔr

Noun

gwyddor f (plural gwyddorau)

1. alphabet
2. (countable) a science

Derived terms

• biowyddorau f (“biosciences”)
• ffugwyddor f (“pseudoscience”)
• gwyddor cartref f (“domestic science”)
• gwyddor gwleidyddiaeth f (“political science”)
• gwyddor Gyrilig f (“Cyrillic alphabet”)
• gwyddor Rufeinig f (“Roman alphabet”)
• gwyddor rwnig f (“runic alphabet”)
• Gwyddor Seinegol Ryngwladol f (“International Phonetic Alphabet”)
• trefn yr wyddor f (“alphabetical order”)

 

Related terms

• gwyddoniaeth f (“science (uncountable)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyddor

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwyddor	wyddor	ngwyddor	unchanged

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