pledren

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern English bledder + -en. See plocyn (“block”) for a similarly devoiced loan from English.

Pronunciation

Noun

pledren f (plural pledrenni or pledrennau)

  1. bladder
    Synonym: swigen
  2. blister
    Synonyms: chwysigen, pothell
  3. bubble
    Synonyms: chwysigen, bwrlwm

Mutation

Mutated forms of pledren
radical soft nasal aspirate
pledren bledren mhledren phledren

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “bladder”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pledren”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pledren”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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