aethus

Welsh

Etymology

From aeth (grief, pain) + -us.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (dialectal) grievous, dreadful, horrible
    Synonyms: arswydus, dychrynllyd, echrydus, ofnadwy
  2. (dialectal) painful
    Synonym: poenus

Mutation

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

Further reading

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