etholadwy

Welsh

Etymology

From ethol (“to fear”) +‎ -adwy (“to elect, to choose”).

Pronunciation

• (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

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

1. eligible, electable
2. elective

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

• 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