ariannaidd

Welsh

Etymology

arian (“silver”) +‎ -aidd.[1]

Adjective

ariannaidd (feminine singular ariannaidd, plural ariannaidd, not comparable)

  1. made of silver, silvern
  2. covered in silver
  3. (by extension) silver-coloured, silvery
  4. shining, bright
  5. grey

Derived terms
  • adain ariannaidd (“grey shoulder-knot moth”)
  • brigwellt ariannaidd (“silver hair-grass”)
  • brithyn ariannaidd (“union rustic moth”)
  • cedrwydd ariannaidd (“silvery cedars, Atlas cedars”)
  • cwcwll gwyrdd ariannaidd (“green silver-spangled shark moth”)
  • ffawydd arianaidd (“silvery firs”)
  • gwyach ariannaidd (“silvery grebe”)
  • llygwyn ariannaidd (“frosted orache”)
  • llysywen arianaidd (“silver eel”)
  • pysgotwr ariannaidd (“silvery kingfisher”)
  • tanagr ariannaidd (“silvery tanager”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ariannaidd unchanged unchanged hariannaidd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ariannaidd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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