etholadwy
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom ethol (“to fear”) + -adwy (“to elect, to choose”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌɛθɔˈladʊɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌɛθɔˈladu/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌɛθɔˈlaːdʊi̯/, /ˌɛθɔˈladʊi̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌɛθɔˈlaːdu/, /ˌɛθɔˈladu/
- Rhymes: -adʊɨ̯
Adjective
editetholadwy (feminine singular etholadwy, plural etholadwy, equative mor etholadwy, comparative mwy etholadwy, superlative mwyaf etholadwy)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
etholadwy | unchanged | unchanged | hetholadwy |
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), “etholadwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies