"The laptop"

Translation: Y gliniadur

[harlandski]

I'm finding this word hard to remember. Is it made up of several words, like the English laptop, or are the there any similar words to it?

[ibisc]

The ending -iadur, -adur indicates something, someone, or often a book, that does something.

Here it refers to a cyfrifiadur (a 'counting thing' = a computer) working on someone's glin (lap) or pen-glin (knee). Mash them together and shorten things a bit to coin a new word gliniadur - a 'lap computer' = a laptop.

Similarly:

• dyddiadur
• gwyddoniadur
• geiriadur
• ffoadur

[RowenaJane]

Thank you. I was wondering too. Brilliant explanation. Bendigedig even.

[Wille809078]

what is gwyddoniadur? I found gwyddonydd: scientist- gwyddonwyr pl.

[ibisc]

• gwyddoniaeth - knowledge; science

A gwyddonydd is a seeker of knowledge - a scientist