trofwrdd

Welsh
Trofwyrdd ar Reilffordd Ucheldir Cymru.

Etymology

From tro (“turn”) +‎ bwrdd (“board”) (fwrdd is the soft mutation of bwrdd).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtrɔvʊrð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtroːvʊrð/, /ˈtrɔvʊrð/
  • Rhymes: -oːvʊrð, -ɔvʊrð

Noun

trofwrdd m (plural trofyrddau or trofwrddoedd)

  1. (rail transport) turntable

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trofwrdd drofwrdd nhrofwrdd throfwrdd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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