addas

English

Noun

addas

1. plural of adda

Anagrams

• da das, daads, dadas

Latin

Verb

addās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of addō

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aðas, from Proto-Brythonic *aðas, from Proto-Celtic *adestus (“lawful”) (whence also Old Irish adas (“lawful, just”)).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaðas/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)ðas/

Adjective

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

1. suitable, apt

Derived terms

• addasrwydd (“fitness, aptness”)
• addasu (“to adapt”)
• anaddas (“unsuitable”)
• cyfaddas (“proper, suitable”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
addas	unchanged	unchanged	haddas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “addas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies