euraid

Welsh

Etymology

aur (gold) + -aid.[1]

Adjective

euraid (feminine singular euraid, plural euraid, not comparable)

  1. golden, made of gold
  2. gilded, covered in gold
  3. (by extension) gold-coloured
  4. shining, brilliant, splendid
  5. (figurative) excellent, outstanding

Derived terms

  • adar deildy euraid (Newton's golden bowerbird)
  • bwlbwl euraid Affricae (golden greenbul)
  • bwlbwl euraid Asia (golden bulbul)
  • clust-y-llygoden euraid, heboglys euraid (orange hawkweed, fox-and-cubs)
  • coden euraid (common earthball mushroom)
  • cog efydd euraid (shining bronze cuckoo)
  • conwra euraid (golden conure)
  • corhedydd euraid (golden pipit)
  • creulys euraid (golden ragwort)
  • cwtiad euraid (golden plover)
  • eryr euraid (golden eagle)
  • esgob euraid (golden bishop)
  • ffesant euraid (golden pheasant)
  • gorthyfail euraid (golden chervil)
  • gwehydd euraid (Eastern golden weaver)
  • gwehydd euraid Asia (Asian golden weaver)
  • gwehydd euraid Holub (Holub's golden weaver)
  • gwennol euraid (golden swallow)
  • gwialen euraid (goldenrod)
  • llinos euraid (oriole-finch)
  • marchredyn euraid (golden-scaled male-ferns, scaly male-ferns)
  • robin prysgoed euraid (golden bush robin)
  • rhonwellt euraid (golden dog's-tail)
  • saffrwm euraid (golden crocus)
  • sïedn euraid (gilded hummingbird)
  • sïedn talcenserog euraid (golden-bellied starfrontlet)
  • tormaen euraid (opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage)
  • troellwr euraid (golden nightjar)
  • turtur euraid (golden dove)

Mutation

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

References

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