stryd fawr

Welsh

Etymology

Literally “big street”

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsdrɨːd ˈvau̯r/, [ˌstrɨːd ˈvau̯r]
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌsdriːd ˈvau̯r/, [ˌstriːd ˈvau̯r]
    (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌsdriːd ˈvou̯r/, [ˌstriːd ˈvou̯r]
  • Rhymes: -au̯r

Noun

stryd fawr f (plural strydoedd morion, not mutable)

  1. high street, main street

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