chwyldroi

Welsh

Etymology

From chwŷl (turn) + troi (turn) or from chwyldro (rotation, revolution) + -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

chwyldroi (first-person singular present chwyldroaf or chwyldrof, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to revolve, to rotate
  2. (transitive) to turn, to make rotate
  3. (transitive) to revolutionise

Conjugation

See troi.

Derived terms

  • chwyldroad
  • chwyldröwr

Further reading

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