addurn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aðurn, from Proto-Brythonic *aðʉrn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin adōrnō.

Pronunciation

Noun

addurn m (plural addurnau)

  1. decoration, adornment, ornament
    Synonym: addurniad

Usage notes

  • Often addurniadau (technically, the plural form of addurniad) is used for the plural rather than addurnau.

Derived terms

  • addurngylch (“astragal”)
  • addurno (“to decorate, embellish”)
  • addurnol (“decorative, ornamental”)
  • diaddurn (“unadorned”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of addurn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
addurn unchanged unchanged haddurn

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