Iwerydd
Welsh
Etymology
Doublet of Iwerddon (“Ireland”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɪu̯ˈɛrɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪu̯ˈeːrɪð/, /ɪu̯ˈɛrɪð/
Proper noun
Iwerydd m
- the Atlantic
- Synonyms: yr Atlantig, Cefnfor yr Iwerydd
Derived terms
- Cefnfor yr Iwerydd (“the Atlantic Ocean”)
- penfras Iwerydd (“Atlantic cod”)
- pâl yr Iwerydd (“Atlantic storm petrel”)
Adjective
Iwerydd (feminine singular Iwerydd, plural Iwerydd, not comparable)
- Atlantic
- Synonyms: Atlantaidd, Atlantig
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “Atlantic”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “Iwerydd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Iwerydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies