Nafndryddur

Nafndryddur is a term used in some contemporary Welsh-language linguistic discussions to describe a proposed class or process of noun formation, especially nominalisation in Welsh. It is not widely established in standard reference grammars and dictionaries and does not have a single, universally agreed definition.

The term appears to be a neologism or scholarly label rather than a traditional grammatical category. There is no consensus on its precise meaning, scope, or the criteria that would define it. Some authors use nafndryddur to refer to nouns derived from verbs or adjectives through nominalisation processes, while others apply it to a particular subset of agentive or instrument nouns. This lack of standardization has limited its formal acceptance in mainstream grammar.

In practice, nafndryddur is typically employed as a theoretical tool to explore how Welsh forms nouns and how noun classes interact with features such as gender, definiteness, and number. Because it is not universally recognised, examples and definitions vary across texts. Readers are advised to consider author-specific definitions when encountering the term. Critically, nafndryddur is often treated as a heuristic device rather than a prescriptive category within Welsh morphosyntax.

See also: Nominalisation, Welsh grammar, Derivation (linguistics), Welsh language. References to nafndryddur are primarily found in online discussions, blogs, and some niche papers, with no core scholarly consensus available in standard linguistic references.