meddal

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”) from a form *meləd‑ by metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛðal/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːðal/, /ˈmɛðal/
• Rhymes: -ɛðal

Adjective

meddal (feminine singular meddal, plural meddal, equative meddaled, comparative meddalach, superlative meddalaf)

1. soft

   Antonym: caled

Derived terms

• meddalu (“to soften, to lenite”)
• meddalwedd (“software”)
• treiglad meddal (“soft mutation”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
meddal	feddal	unchanged	unchanged
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), “meddal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies