aethus
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aeth (“grief, pain”) + -us.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeɨ̯θɨ̞s/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈei̯θɪs/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈiːθɪs/
Adjective
[edit]aethus (feminine singular aethus, plural aethus, equative mor aethus, comparative mwy aethus, superlative mwyaf aethus)
- (dialectal) grievous, dreadful, horrible
- Synonyms: arswydus, dychrynllyd, echrydus, ofnadwy
- (dialectal) painful
- Synonym: poenus
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
aethus | unchanged | unchanged | haethus |
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), “aethus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies