Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ad- + Proto-Celtic *rādīti, verbal noun *rādos (compare Old Irish ráidid), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (to perform successfully) (compare Sanskrit राध्नोति (rādhnoti), राध्यति (rādhyati, to perform successfully), Old Church Slavonic радити (raditi, to take care of, work), Gothic 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rōdjan, to talk), Lithuanian rodýti (to show).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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adrodd (first-person singular present adroddaf)

  1. to tell, narrate, relate (tell in a descriptive manner)
  2. to recite (repeat aloud some passage)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
adrodd unchanged unchanged hadrodd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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