aeth
Middle Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
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aeth
Welsh edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *anxtu, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱtu, from the root *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”). Cognate with Irish éacht, Irish euchd.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /aːɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ai̯θ/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ
Noun edit
aeth m (plural aethau)
Derived terms edit
- aethus (“grievous, painful”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /aːɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aːθ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aːθ/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ
Verb edit
aeth
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
aeth | unchanged | unchanged | haeth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies