hemisffer
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English hemisphere, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛmɪsˌfɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɛmɪsfɛr
Noun
hemisffer m or f (plural hemisfferau, not mutable)
- hemisphere
- Synonyms: hanergylch, hanerbel, hanercrwn
Derived terms
- hemisffer cerebrol (“cerebral hemisphere”)
- hemisfferaidd (“hemispherical”, adjective)
- Hemisffer y De (“the Southern Hemisphere”)
- Hemisffer y Gogledd (“the Northern Hemisphere”)
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “hemisphere”, 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), “hemisffer”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “hemisffer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies