ardd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /arð/, /aːrð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /arð/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh arð, from Proto-Brythonic *arð, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Irish ard), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ-. Cognate with Latin arduus (“high; difficult”) and Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “upright, straight”).

Noun

ardd

1. (archaic) hill, upland

Derived terms

• cyfartal

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardd

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ardd	unchanged	unchanged	hardd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Noun

ardd

1. Soft mutation of gardd (“garden”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of gardd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gardd	ardd	ngardd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.