nodwydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Breton nodoez, Old Irish snáthat), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔdwɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔdʊi̯ð/, /ˈnɔdwɪð/

Noun

nodwydd f (plural nodwyddau, not mutable)

needle

Derived terms

nodwydd y bugail m (“Venus' comb”)

Further reading

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

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