caregiad

Welsh

Etymology

caregu (“to form into rock”) +‎ -iad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈrɛɡjad/

Noun

caregiad m (plural caregiadau)

  1. petrifaction, petrification, concretion
    Synonyms: petreiddiad, concretiad

Mutation

Mutated forms of caregiad
radical soft nasal aspirate
caregiad garegiad ngharegiad charegiad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “concretion”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “petrifaction”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caregiad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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