anobaith

Welsh

Etymology

From an- (“not-, un-, an-”) +‎ gobaith (“hope”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /aˈnɔbaiθ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /aˈnɔbɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /aˈnoːbaiθ/, /aˈnɔbaiθ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /aˈnoːbɛθ/, /aˈnɔbɛθ/

Noun

anobaith m (plural anobeithiau)

1. despair, desperation, despondency, dejection

   Synonym: digalondid

Derived terms

• anobeithio (“to despair”)
• anobeithiol (“desperate, hopeless”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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