Iwerddon

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • Y Werddon

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *Iwerðon, from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū (compare Cornish Iwerdhon, Breton Iwerzhon, Old Irish Ériu, Middle Welsh Iwerð (Irish Sea)), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, from *piHwer- (fat) (compare Ancient Greek πίειρα (píeira, fertile), Sanskrit पीवर (pī́vara, fat, plump, robust)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪu̯ˈɛrðɔn/

Proper noun

Iwerddon f

  1. Ireland (a country and island in Europe)

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Iwerddon unchanged unchanged Hiwerddon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

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