artaith

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (to be sharp, to sting).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

artaith f (plural arteithiau)

  1. torture

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
artaith unchanged unchanged hartaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “artaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies