aradr

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh aradr, from Old Welsh ara(ter), from Proto-Brythonic *aradr, from Proto-Celtic *aratrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom. Cognate with Old Irish arathar, Latin arātrum. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩] (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈarad/ (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈaːradr/, [ˈaradr̩], /ˈaradr/, [ˈaradr̩] (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈaːrad/, /ˈarad/ === Noun === aradr m or f (plural erydr) plough Synonym: (North Wales) gwŷdd ==== Derived terms ==== aradr eira (“snowplough”) gwadn aradr (“sharebeam, ploughhead”) marchrawn yr aradr (“field horsetails, common horsetails”) rhoi llaw ar yr aradr (“to put one's hand to the plough, to begin an undertaking”) ==== Related terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “aradr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “aradr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies