chwyldroi
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Welsh
Etymology
From chwŷl (“turn”) + troi (“turn”) or from chwyldro (“rotation, revolution”) + -i.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwɨ̞lˈdrɔi̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /χwɪlˈdrɔi̯/
Verb
chwyldroi (first-person singular present chwyldroaf or chwyldrof, not mutable)
- (intransitive) to revolve, to rotate
- (transitive) to turn, to make rotate
- (transitive) to revolutionise
Conjugation
See troi.
Derived terms
Related terms
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