anffodus

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Welsh

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Etymology

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anffawd (misfortune) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix), from an- (un-) +‎ ffawd (fate, fortune), from Latin fātum (fate).[1] Another possible surface analysis is an- +‎ ffodus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. unfortunate, unlucky
    Antonym: ffodus

Mutation

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

References

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