Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From awdurdod (authority) +‎ -us.

Adjective edit

awdurdodus (feminine singular awdurdodus, plural awdurdodus, equative mor awdurdodus, comparative mwy awdurdodus, superlative mwyaf awdurdodus)

  1. authoritative
    Synonym: awdurdodol
  2. authoritarian
    Synonym: awdurdodaidd

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
awdurdodus unchanged unchanged hawdurdodus
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), “awdurdodus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies