newidydd
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From newid (“to change, to transform”) + -ydd (“-er”).[1]
Noun
[edit]newidydd m (plural newidyddion, not mutable)
- (physics, electrical engineering) transformer[1][2]
- (linguistics) mutated form of a consonant or vowel[1]
Derived terms
[edit]- newidydd codi (“step-up transformer”)
- newidydd gostwng (“step-down transformer”)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “newidydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 301