aredig

Welsh

benywod yn aredig

Alternative forms

  • arddu
  • eredig
  • erddi

Etymology

Finite forms built on the stem ardd- are from Proto-Brythonic *ėrðɨd, from Proto-Celtic *aryeti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti. The verbal noun is from Middle Welsh eredic (with analogically restored a in the first syllable), from Proto-Brythonic *ėrėdig, from Proto-Celtic *aratīkos, from the root of *aryeti (to plow), from *h₂erh₃-.

Pronunciation

Verb

aredig (first-person singular present arddaf or aredaf)

  1. to plow

Conjugation

Finite forms built on the stem ardd- (most common forms):

Finite forms built on the stem ared- (rare):

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
aredig unchanged unchanged haredig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), arddaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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