foltmedr

Welsh

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English voltmeter. Analysable as a folt (“volt”) +‎ medr (“meter”), without soft mutation on the second element.

Noun

foltmedr m (plural foltmedrau, not mutable)

1. (electronics) voltmeter

Related terms

• amedr (“ammeter”)
• batri (“battery”)
• cell
• deuod (“diode”)
• deuod allyrru golau (“light-emitting diode”)
• ffiws (“fuse”)
• gwrthydd (“resistor”)
• gwrthydd dibynnol ar olau (“light-dependent resistor”)
• gwrthydd newidiol (“variable resistor”)
• lamp
• switsh (“switch”)
• thermistor

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “voltmeter”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “foltmedr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin