arbennig
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh arbenn (“chief”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- (“extremity, end”), from *kʷennom (“head”).
Equivalent to ar- (“on”) + pen (“head”) + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]arbennig (feminine singular arbennig, plural arbenigion, equative mor arbennig, comparative mwy arbennig, superlative mwyaf arbennig)
Derived terms
[edit]- anghenion arbennig (“special needs”)
- arbenigo (“to specialise”, verbnoun)
- arbenigol (“specialist”, adjective)
- arbenigwr m (“specialist”)
- arbenigwraig f (“specialist”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
arbennig | unchanged | unchanged | harbennig |
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), “arbennig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies