llwyrymwrthodol
Welsh
Etymology
llwyrymwrthod (“to renounce, to totally abstain”) + -ol or llwyr (“total, entire”) + ymwrthodol (“abstinent”)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɬʊɨ̯r(ˌ)əmʊrˈθɔdɔl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɬʊi̯r(ˌ)əmʊrˈθoːdɔl/, /ˌɬʊi̯r(ˌ)əmʊrˈθɔdɔl/
Adjective
llwyrymwrthodol (feminine singular llwyrymwrthodol, plural llwyrymwrthodol, not comparable)
- teetotal, totally abstaining from alcohol
Synonyms
- ar y wagen
- dirwestol
- llwyrymataliol
- titotalaidd
Related terms
- llwyrymwrthodiad, llwyrymwrthodiaeth (“teetotalism”)
- llwyrymwrthodwr (“teetotaller”)
- cymdeithas lwyrymwrthodol (“temperance society”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwyrymwrthodol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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