addurn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aðurn, from Proto-Brythonic *aðʉrn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin adōrnō.

Pronunciation

Noun

addurn m (plural addurnau)

  1. decoration, adornment, ornament
    Synonym: addurniad

Usage notes
  • Often addurniadau (technically, the plural form of addurniad) is used for the plural rather than addurnau.

Derived terms
  • addurngylch (“astragal”)
  • addurno (“to decorate, embellish”)
  • addurnol (“decorative, ornamental”)

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