pwerdy

Welsh

Etymology

Calque of English powerhouse. Analysable as pŵer (“power”) +‎ tŷ (“house”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pwerdy m (plural pwerdai)

  1. (electrical engineering) power station
    Synonym: gorsaf bŵer
  2. (figurative) powerhouse

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pwerdy
radical soft nasal aspirate
pwerdy bwerdy mhwerdy phwerdy

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