bardd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *barð, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.

Cognate with English bard and Latin bardus, both borrowed from Celtic languages. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”), and so also cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barð/
• Rhymes: -arð

Noun

bardd m (plural beirdd)

1. poet, bard

Derived terms

• barddas (“poetry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bardd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bardd	fardd	mardd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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