uniad

Welsh

Etymology

From uno (“to join, to unite”) +‎ -iad.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨnjad/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnjad/

Noun

uniad m (plural uniadau)

1. union, association, joining
2. (carpentry, metalworking) joint

Derived terms

• cyfuniad (“association”)
• uniad bagl (“bridle joint”)
• uniad bôn (“butt joint”)
• uniad cynffonnog (“dovetail joint”)
• uniad ffrâm (“sash joint”)
• uniad hanerog, uniad haneru (“halving joint”)
• uniad hoelbren (“dowel joint”)
• uniad meitr(og) (“mitre joint”)
• uniad mortais a thyno (“mortise-and-tenon joint”)
• uniad rhigol (“housing joint”)
• (math.) uniad setiau (“union of sets”)
• uniad tafod a rhigol, uniad tafod a rhych (“tongue-and-groove joint”)

 

Mutation

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

References

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