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Yr Wyddgrug
Pronunciation (IPA)/ər ˈuɨ̯ðɡrɨ̞ɡ/ (North Wales)/ər ˈui̯ðɡrɪɡ/ (South Wales)
English name: Mold · Flintshire
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from yr “the”, Middle Welsh gwyð “grave, burial mound” and crug “cairn, tumulus”
Nearby & related:
Pen-y-ffordd · PenyfforddGlannau Dyfrdwy · DeesideLlanynys · LlanynysRhosllannerchrugog · RhosllanerchrugogClocaenog · ClocaenogDinbych · Denbigh
Sources
- Wiktionary: Yr Wyddgrug (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 710) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q1191195 (CC0)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Standard Welsh forms from the Welsh Language Commissioner. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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