anadl

Welsh

Alternative forms

• anal, anedl

Etymology

From Middle Welsh anadyl, from Proto-Brythonic *anadl, from Proto-Celtic *anatlā (“breath”) (compare Old Irish anál (“breath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

Noun

anadl m or f (plural anadlau, diminutive anadlyn)

1. breath

   Synonyms: anadliad, chwyth, chwythad

2. wind

   Synonyms: gwynt, awel

Derived terms

• a'i anadlu yn ei ddwrn (“out of breath”, literally “with one's breath in one's fist”)
• ar un anadl (“in one breath”)
• anadlu (“to breathe”)
• dan ei anadl (“under one's breath”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anadl

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
anadl	unchanged	unchanged	hanadl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “anadl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “anadl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies