meddalu

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From meddal (soft) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

meddalu (first-person singular present meddalaf) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to soften (literally of figuratively)
    Antonym: caledu
  2. (linguistics) to soften, to lenite
    Antonym: caledu

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Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddalu feddalu unchanged unchanged
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), “meddalu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies