chwyldro

Welsh

Etymology

chwŷl (“turn”) +‎ tro (“turn”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɨ̞ldrɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɪldrɔ/

Noun

chwyldro f (plural chwyldroeon or chwyldroadau, not mutable)

1. revolution

Derived terms

• chwyldroad
• chwyldröwr

Related terms

• chwyldroadol (“revolutionary”, adjective)
• chwyldroi (“to revolutionise”)
• chwyldroadwr (“revolutionary”, noun)
• y Chwyldro Amaethyddol (“the Agricultural revolution”)

Further reading

• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwyldro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies