aelod

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aelaut, from Proto-Brythonic aɣlọd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸaɡlātus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeɨ̯lɔd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯lɔd/
• Rhymes: -eɨ̯lɔd

Noun

aelod m (plural aelodau)

1. member
2. insider
3. limb

Derived terms

• Aelod Seneddol (“Member of Parliament”)
• aelodaeth (“membership”)
• aelodi (“to enrol, to initiate”)
• diaelodi (“to dismember, to mutilate; to disenrol”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aelod

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aelod	unchanged	unchanged	haelod

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), “aelod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies