arbennig
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh arbenn (“chief”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- (“extremity, end”), from *kʷennom (“head”).
Equivalent to ar- (“on”) + pen (“head”) + -ig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
arbennig (feminine singular arbennig, plural arbenigion, equative mor arbennig, comparative mwy arbennig, superlative mwyaf arbennig)
Derived terms edit
- anghenion arbennig (“special needs”)
- arbenigo (“to specialise”, verbnoun)
- arbenigol (“specialist”, adjective)
- arbenigwr m (“specialist”)
- arbenigwraig f (“specialist”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arbennig | unchanged | unchanged | harbennig |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arbennig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies