cadair

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cadeir, from Proto-Brythonic *kadėr (compare Cornish kador, Middle Breton cadoer), from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkadai̯r/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkadɛr/, /ˈkadar/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdai̯r/, /ˈkadai̯r/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdɛr/, /ˈkadɛr/
  • Rhymes: -adai̯r

Noun

cadair f (plural cadeiriau or cadeirau)

  1. chair
    Synonym: stôl
  2. udder
    Synonyms: piw, pwrs

Derived terms
  • cadair dro (“swivel chair”)
  • cadeiriol (“cathedral”, adjective)
  • cadeirlan (“cathedral”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cadair gadair nghadair chadair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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