cliniadur

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cengliadur
  • cyngladur
  • ceingliadur

Etymology

From dialectal clin (“knee”) +‎ -iadur, folk-etymological alteration of cengliadur.

Noun

cliniadur m (plural cliniaduron)

  1. swift, skein winder, yarnwindle
    Synonym: cenglwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of cliniadur
radical soft nasal aspirate
cliniadur gliniadur nghliniadur chliniadur

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