artaith

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈartai̯θ/

Noun

artaith f (plural arteithiau)

  1. torture

Derived terms
  • arteithio (“to torture”)
  • arteithiol (“torturous”)

Mutation
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
  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
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