neidr

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Breton naer, Irish nathair), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂ (compare English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)), from *snéh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare nyddu). Related to noden (“thread”), nodwydd (“needle”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩]
(South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /nei̯dr/, [ˈnei̯dr̩]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯dɪr/

Noun

neidr f (plural nadroedd or nadredd)

snake
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Synonyms

sarff (literary)

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