anwadal

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “GPC says gwadal is a backformation”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /anˈwadal/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /anˈwa(ː)dal/

Adjective

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

1. fickle, capricious, temperamental

   Synonyms: chwit-chwat, gwamal, anghyson, oriog

2. unsettled, changeable, wavering

   Synonyms: ansefydlog, cyfnewidiol, di-ddal

Derived terms

• anwadalaidd, anwadalus (“volatile”)
• anwadalder, anwadaledd, anwadalrwydd, anwadalwch (“caprice”)
• anwadalfarn (“changeable of mind”)
• anwadalu, anwadalhau (“to vacillate”)
• anwadalwr (“fickle person”)
• dianwadal (“constant, reliable”)
• gwadal (“steady, stable”)

Further reading

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