neidr

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === nadredden === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Breton naer, Irish nathair), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂ (compare English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)), from *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare nyddu). Related to noden (“thread”), nodwydd (“needle”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩] (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩] (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯dɪr/ Rhymes: -ei̯dr === Noun === neidr f (plural nadroedd or nadredd, not mutable) snake Synonym: sarff adder Synonyms: gwiber, neidr ddu ==== Derived terms ==== === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “neidr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies