clawdd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *klādos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂dos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clawdd m (plural cloddiau or cloddion)

  1. soil thrown up in digging a pit or trench; mound, wall made of earth, dyke, earthwork, bulwark
    1. boundary
    2. hedge, fence
  2. ditch, gutter, trench
    1. pit, quarry, mine
    2. moat, fosse

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clawdd glawdd nghlawdd chlawdd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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