pwdr

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʊdr

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh pwdyr, from Proto-Brythonic *pudr, from Latin puter.

Adjective

pwdr (feminine singular podr, plural pydron or pydrion, equative pytred, comparative pytrach, superlative pytraf)

  1. putrid, rotten, decayed
Derived terms
  • pwdryn (“rotter, shirker”)
  • pydredd (“putrefaction”)
  • pydru (“to rot”)

Etymology 2

Noun

pwdr m (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of powdr

Further reading

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