-aniaeth
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈanjaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈanjɛθ/, /ˈanjaθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈanjai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈanjɛθ/
Suffix[edit]
-aniaeth f (plural -aniaethau)
- Forms abstract nouns.
- gwlyb (“wet”) + -aniaeth → gwlybaniaeth (“moisture”)
- crydd (“cobbler”) + -aniaeth → cryddaniaeth (“shoemaking”)
- brwd (“enthusiastic”) + -aniaeth → brwdaniaeth (“fervour”)
- drud (“expensive”) + -aniaeth → drudaniaeth (“costliness”)
Usage notes[edit]
- Most nouns with this rare suffix are feminine although some may be masculine, including the most common examples of its usage, gwlybaniaeth (“moisture”).
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-aniaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies