ardd

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

1. (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

1. 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.