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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *Iwerðon, from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū (compare Cornish Iwerdhon, Breton Iwerzhon, Old Irish Ériu, Middle Welsh Iwerð (Irish Sea)), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, from *piHwer- (fat) (compare Ancient Greek πίειρα (píeira, fertile), Sanskrit पीवर (pī́vara, fat, plump, robust)).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Iwerddon f

  1. Ireland (a country and island in Europe)

Coordinate terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of Iwerddon
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Iwerddon unchanged unchanged Hiwerddon

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

See also

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