Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “From an- (an emphatic positive prefix) + an unknown element; said latter element may be related to Latin faenus (usury, profit, gain). Cognate with Old Breton endlim, Middle Irish indile (goods, cattle; growth, progress).”

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ennill m (plural enillion)

  1. gain, profit, lucre
  2. (in the plural) earnings, proceeds, revenue

Verb edit

ennill (first-person singular present enillaf)

  1. win, best
  2. gain, get, acquire, obtain
  3. earn, attain

Conjugation edit

Antonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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