daear
See also: dæar
Welsh
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdeɨ̯ar/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdei̯ar/
- Rhymes: -eɨ̯ar
Noun
daear f (plural daearoedd)
Derived terms
- bloneg y ddaear (“red or white brony”)
- daeardy (“dungeon”)
- daeareg (“geology”)
- daearfoch, moch daear (“badgers”)
- daearlun (“map”)
- daearol (“earthly, terrestrial”)
- daearydd (“geographer”)
- eiddew'r ddaear (“ground ivy”)
- halen y ddaear (“salt of the earth”)
- tafod y ddaear (“earthtongue”)
- torchi'r ddaear (“to fly into a rage”, literally “to roll up the earth”)
- twrch daear (“mole”)
See also
| Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | yr Haul | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercher | Gwener | y Ddaear | Mawrth | Ceres | Iau | Sadwrn | Wranws | Neifion | Plwton | Eris | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | y Lleuad | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto |
Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia | |||||||
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| daear | ddaear | naear | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913), A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 98 i (3)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “daear”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “daear”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies