cadair
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- cader (now informal)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh cadeir, from Proto-Brythonic *kadėr (compare Cornish kador and Middle Breton cadoer), from Latin cathedra (compare Middle Irish cathaír), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkadai̯r/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkadɛr/, /ˈkadar/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdai̯r/, /ˈkadai̯r/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdɛr/, /ˈkadɛr/
- Rhymes: -adai̯r
Noun
[edit]cadair f (plural cadeiriau or cadeirau)
Derived terms
[edit]- cadair dro (“swivel chair”)
- cadeiriol (“cathedral”, adjective)
- cadeirlan (“cathedral”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
cadair | gadair | nghadair | chadair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cadair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Rhymes:Welsh/adai̯r
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