gwastrawd

Welsh

Etymology

From gwas (“servant”) +‎ Latin strātum (“covering for a horse”).[1]

Noun

gwastrawd m (plural gwastrodion)

  1. groom stablekeeper
    Synonym: gwastrodwr
  2. footman, equerry, page

Derived terms
  • gwastrodaeth (“discipline, mastery”)
  • gwastrodfa (“mews, stables”)
  • gwastrodi (“to discipline, to serve as a groom”)
  • gwastrodol (“masterful”)
  • gwastrodwr (“governor, overseer”)
  • pen-gwastrawd (“chief groom”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwastrawd wastrawd ngwastrawd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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