cariad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh cariad.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹiæd/

Noun

cariad (plural cariads)

1. (Wales) Darling.
   • 1869, John Saunders, Hirell:

     Eh, dear, Mr. Robert, sir, the master's waiting to hear you ask after your little cariad (sweetheart), Miss Hirell.

   • 1905 September 29, T. H. Thomas, “A Fisher-Story and Other Notes from South Wales”, in Folklore‎, page 338:

     "Wilt thou be my cariad?" said she.

   • 1999 June 16, Martin Phillips, “Re: "Wales is a gay nation"”, in alt.gossip.celebrities‎ (Usenet), message-ID <7k99jo$2og$[e-mail]>:

     As for the women, I believe Catherine Zeta-Jones might not be equine, and is, in fact, quite representational of Welsh women. I'll stick to my cariads, thank you very much.

   • 2000 April 11, Taffy3Rock, “Re: A Final Fairwell”, in alt.tv.3rd-rock‎ (Usenet), message-ID <[e-mail]>:

     I'd say collegeboy is a high contender, Warren, cariad.

   • 2007, Barbara Williams Cook, Led by Faith:

     And all because we are together, my little cariad.

   • 2011, Mary MacLauren, The Four Elizabeths, →ISBN, page 46:

     [...] as he suckled at her breast beneath the Welsh shawl. Tired but happier, Susannah Holmes remembered Mary's native logic when her name had been called. "Oh well, cariads. One hell is as good as another."

Anagrams

• -cardia, Cardia, acarid, cardia

Spanish

Verb

cariad

1. second-person plural imperative of cariar

Welsh

Etymology

From caru +‎ -iad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarjad/

• Audio:

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Noun

cariad m (plural cariadau or cariadon)

1. love, charity, affection
2. (male) beloved (one); lover, sweetheart, darling, boyfriend

Derived terms

• afal cariad (“tomato, love apple”)
• cariad brawdol m (“brotherly love”)
• cariadus (“loving, affectionate, kind; loved, beloved”, adjective)

Related terms

• caru (“to love; to like”)

Noun

cariad f (plural cariadau or cariadon)

1. (female) beloved (one); lover, sweetheart, darling, girlfriend

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cariad	gariad	nghariad	chariad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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