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athro.

teacher

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaθrɔ/

  1. teacher

    masculine

  2. professor

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh athro (“teacher”), from Proto-Brythonic *alltrọw, from Proto-Celtic *altrawū (“foster-uncle”), from *aleti (“to nourish”). Related to Breton aotrou m (“lord, gentleman”). Doublet of alltraw (“godfather”).

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