trochwr

Welsh

Etymology

From trochi (to immerse, to plunge) + -wr.

Pronunciation

Noun

trochwr m (plural trochwyr)

  1. immerser, bather
  2. (Christianity, historical) dipper, Dunker, Baptist (17th-18th century term for a member of Christian sects that practised baptism by immersion and rejected the baptism of infants)
  3. white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
    Synonyms: bronwen y dŵr, trochydd
  • (rare) Trochiedydd (Baptist)
  • (standard) Bedyddiwr (Baptist)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trochwr drochwr nhrochwr throchwr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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