parddu

Welsh

Etymology

From du (“black”) with an unknown prefixed element.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈparðɨ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈparði/

Noun

parddu m (uncountable)

soot
Synonym: huddygl
smut (fungi in the class Ustilaginomycetes)

Derived terms

parddu gludlys (“campion anther smut”)
parddu indrawn (“corn smut”)
parddu lamp (“lamp soot”)
parddu winwns (“onion smut”)
pardduog (“sooty”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
parddu	barddu	mharddu	pharddu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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