-adur

== Breton == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *-adʉr. === Suffix === -adur m (plural -adurioù) To make a noun of another word. The meaning of the noun can vary. ‎deiz (“day”) + ‎-adur → ‎deiziadur (“calendar”) ‎ger (“word”) + ‎-adur → ‎geriadur (“dictionary”) ‎yezh (“language”) + ‎-adur → ‎yezhadur (“grammar”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Welsh == === Alternative forms === -iadur === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *-adʉr. Cf. Latin -ātor. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈadɨ̞r/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)dɪr/ === Suffix === -adur m (plural -aduron or -aduriaid) agent suffix; usually added to a verbal root ‎ffoi (“to flee”) + ‎-adur → ‎ffoadur (“refugee”) ‎hen (“old”) + ‎-adur → ‎henadur (“elder, presbyter”) book ‎enwi (“to name”) + ‎-adur → ‎enwadur (“glossary”) ‎merthyr (“martyr”) + ‎-adur → ‎merthyradur (“martyrology”) instrument ‎mwyhau (“to enlarge”) + ‎-adur → ‎mwyhadur (“amplifer”) ‎palu (“to dig”) + ‎-adur → ‎pladur (“scythe”) ==== Usage notes ==== When referring to a human agent, the plural form of this suffix is -aduriaid. Otherwise, the plural is usually -aduron. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “-adur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies