troedwas

Welsh

Etymology

troed (“foot”) +‎ gwas (“servant”)

Pronunciation

Noun

troedwas m (plural troedweision)

  1. footman
    Synonyms: gwas traed, gwas lifrai
  2. footman moth (Arctiidae)

Derived terms

  • troedwas again gron (“round-winged footman”)
  • troedwas bach (“pigmy footman”)
  • troedwas brith (“speckled footman”)
  • troedwas brithgoch (“crimson speckled footman”)
  • troedwas brych (“dotted footman”)
  • troedwas brych bach (“small dotted footman”)
  • troedwas cyffredin (“common footman”)
  • troedwas gweog (“muslin footman”)
  • troedwas gwlithog (“dew footman”)
  • troedwas gwridog (“rosy footman”)
  • troedwas gyddfgoch (“red-necked footman”)
  • troedwas hardd (“beautiful utetheisa”)
  • troedwas llwydaidd (“dingy footman”)
  • troedwas llwydfelyn (“buff footman”)
  • troedwas llwydwyn (“hoary footman”)
  • troedwas melyngoch (“orange footman”)
  • troedwas pedwar smotyn bach (“four-dotted footman”)
  • troedwas pedwar smotyn mawr (“four-spotted footman”)
  • troedwas prin (“scarce footman”)
  • troedwas rhesog (“feathered footman”)
  • troedwas sidanaidd (“northern footman”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of troedwas
radical soft nasal aspirate
troedwas droedwas nhroedwas throedwas

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

Further reading

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