bwrdd
Welsh
Alternative forms
- bwrd
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bwrt, from Old English bord (compare Irish bord); doublet of bord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊrð/
- Rhymes: -ʊrð
Noun
bwrdd m (plural byrddau or bwrddoedd or byrdd)
- table, board
- food and drink, daily sustenance, hospitality
- board, body of councillors, committee
- (nautical) deck, board; side of a ship
- board, plank
- (mining) suspended scaffolding in a slate-quarry to hold three men against the face of the rock for boring a hole for blasting
Derived terms
- hambwrdd (“tray”)
- lliain bwrdd (“tablecloth”)
- osgfwrdd (“desk”)
- tennis bwrdd (“table tennis”)
- trofwrdd (“turntable”)
- seldfwrdd, ystlysfwrdd (“sideboard”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| bwrdd | fwrdd | mwrdd | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bwrdd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwrdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies