arddu

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh arðu. Analysable as ar- (“on”) +‎ du (“black”).

Noun

arddu

  1. darkness, murk, gloom
    Synonyms: tywyllwch, caddug

Mutation

Mutated forms of arddu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arddu unchanged unchanged harddu

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

Etymology 2

Back-formation from arddaf (“I (shall) plough”)

Verb

arddu (first-person singular present arddaf)

  1. alternative form of aredig (“to plough”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of arddu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arddu unchanged unchanged harddu

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

Etymology 3

Verb

arddu

  1. soft mutation of garddu (“to squeeze”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of garddu
radical soft nasal aspirate
garddu arddu ngarddu unchanged

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

Etymology 4

Verb

arddu

  1. soft mutation of garddu (“to garden”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of garddu
radical soft nasal aspirate
garddu arddu ngarddu unchanged

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