gwadn

Welsh

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaːdn̥/

Noun

gwadn m or f (plural gwadnau)

  1. sole (of foot, shoe or sock)
    1. insole
      Synonym: mewnwadn
  2. tread (of a tyre)
  3. sharebeam, ploughhead (of a plough)
  4. (figurative) foundation, basis
    Synonyms: sylfaen, sail, growndwal, gwaelod, bôn

Derived terms

  • ar ei wadn (“on one's feet”)
  • gwadn coed (“clog”)
  • gwadn penffestr (“sharebeam, ploughhead”)
  • gwadnu (“to sole”)
  • llunio’r (g)wadn fel bo’r troed (“to cut the coat according to the cloth”, literally “to fashion the sole according to the foot”)
  • mewnwadn (“insole”)
  • o wadn y troed hyd y corun, o wadn y troed hyd y pen (“from head to toe”)

Mutation

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