heini
See also: Heini
Welsh edit
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *hoiniβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *sognīm-, from *su- (“good”) and *gnīmus (“doing, deed”). Compare Irish soghníomh (“good deed”) and Welsh gweini, which combines the same root with a different prefix.
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Adjective edit
heini (feminine singular heini, plural heini, equative mor heini, comparative mwy heini, superlative mwyaf heini, not mutable)
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Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “heini”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies