urdd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh urð, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉrð, from Latin ōrdō.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɨ̞rð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɪrð/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞rð

Noun

urdd f (plural urddau)

1. order (group of religious adherents; society of knights; decoration awarded to an individual)
2. (taxonomy) order

Mutation

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

Further reading

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