ardd

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Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /arð/, /aːrð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /arð/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh arð, from Proto-Brythonic *arð, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Irish ard), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ-. Cognate with Latin arduus (“high; difficult”) and Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “upright, straight”).

Noun

ardd

(archaic) hill, upland

Derived terms

cyfartal

Mutation

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

Etymology 2

Noun

ardd

Soft mutation of gardd (“garden”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gardd	ardd	ngardd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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