nodwydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Breton nodoez, Old Irish snáthat), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔdwɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔdʊi̯ð/, /ˈnɔdwɪð/

Noun

nodwydd f (plural nodwyddau, not mutable)

1. needle

Derived terms

• nodwydd y bugail m (“Venus' comb”)

Further reading

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