cadair

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cathedra (compare Cornish cadar, Middle Breton cadoer, Middle Irish cathair).

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/

Noun

cadair f (plural cadeiriau or cadeirau)

  1. chair

Synonyms

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

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cadair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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