afradlon

Welsh

Etymology

af- +‎ rhadlon (“good-natured, genial”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /avˈradlɔn/

Adjective

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

1. wasteful, prodigal, profligate

Derived terms

• afradlonedd (“prodigality, wastefulness”)
• afradloni (“to waste, to squander”)
• mab afradlon (“prodigal son”)

Mutation

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