troedwas

Welsh

Etymology

troed (“foot”) +‎ gwas (“servant”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

troedwas m (plural troedweision)

1. footman

   Synonyms: gwas traed, gwas lifrai

2. footman moth (Arctiidae)

Derived terms

• troedwas again gron (“round-winged footman”)
• troedwas bach (“pigmy footman”)
• troedwas brith (“speckled footman”)
• troedwas brithgoch (“crimson speckled footman”)
• troedwas brych (“dotted footman”)
• troedwas brych bach (“small dotted footman”)
• troedwas cyffredin (“common footman”)
• troedwas gweog (“muslin footman”)
• troedwas gwlithog (“dew footman”)
• troedwas gwridog (“rosy footman”)
• troedwas gyddfgoch (“red-necked footman”)
• troedwas hardd (“beautiful utetheisa”)
• troedwas llwydaidd (“dingy footman”)
• troedwas llwydfelyn (“buff footman”)
• troedwas llwydwyn (“hoary footman”)
• troedwas melyngoch (“orange footman”)
• troedwas pedwar smotyn bach (“four-dotted footman”)
• troedwas pedwar smotyn mawr (“four-spotted footman”)
• troedwas prin (“scarce footman”)
• troedwas rhesog (“feathered footman”)
• troedwas sidanaidd (“northern footman”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of troedwas

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
troedwas	droedwas	nhroedwas	throedwas

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

Further reading

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