aethus
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From aeth (“grief, pain”) + -us.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeɨ̯θɨ̞s/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈei̯θɪs/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈiːθɪs/
Adjective edit
aethus (feminine singular aethus, plural aethus, equative mor aethus, comparative mwy aethus, superlative mwyaf aethus)
- (dialectal) grievous, dreadful, horrible
- Synonyms: arswydus, dychrynllyd, echrydus, ofnadwy
- (dialectal) painful
- Synonym: poenus
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| aethus | unchanged | unchanged | haethus |
| 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), “aethus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies