trochwr
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From trochi (“to immerse, to plunge”) + -wr.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtrɔχʊr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtroːχʊr/, /ˈtrɔχʊr/
Noun[edit]
trochwr m (plural trochwyr)
- immerser, bather
- (Christianity, historical) dipper, Dunker, Baptist (17th-18th century term for a member of Christian sects that practised baptism by immersion and rejected the baptism of infants)
- white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
- Synonyms: bronwen y dŵr, trochydd
Related terms[edit]
- (rare) Trochiedydd (“Baptist”)
- (standard) Bedyddiwr (“Baptist”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| trochwr | drochwr | nhrochwr | throchwr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trochwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies