ffrwydrol

Welsh

Etymology

ffrwydro (“to explode”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ffrwydrol (feminine singular ffrwydrol, plural ffrwydrol, equative mor ffrwydrol, comparative mwy ffrwydrol, superlative mwyaf ffrwydrol, not mutable)

  1. explosive
  2. (phonetics) plosive

Derived terms

  • ffrwydroli (“plosivise”)
  • ffrwydrolyn (“plosive”)

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “explosive”, 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), “ffrwydrol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ffrwydrol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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