gwraidd

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh gwreidd, from Proto-Celtic *wradyos (compare Cornish gwreydh, Breton gwrizienn), from pre-Celtic *wr̥h₂dyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwrai̯ð/ Rhymes: -ai̯ð === Noun === gwraidd (plural, singular gwreiddyn m) (botany) roots (part of a plant) (figurative) sources, origins Synonyms: tarddiad, haniad, bonedd ==== Usage notes ==== The collective noun gwraidd (“roots”) has gwreiddyn as its singulative. Senses of gwreiddyn that have the collective form gwraidd are treated here. The derived singular noun gwreiddyn has other senses that have the plural form gwreiddiau instead. These senses are treated under gwreiddyn. ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwraidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies