dieithr

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

di- (intensifying prefix) +‎ eithr (except, beyond), from Proto-Celtic *ektro, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (compare Latin exter) with the comparative suffix *-teros.[1] Cognate with Irish eachtrán (alien).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ei̯θr/, [ˈdiː.ei̯θr̩]
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ɛrθ/, /ˈdiː.arθ/

Adjective[edit]

dieithr (feminine singular dieithr, plural dieithrion or dieithron, equative dieithred, comparative dieithrach, superlative dieithraf)

  1. strange, alien, exotic, foreign

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dieithr ddieithr nieithr unchanged
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), “dieithr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 99 v (4)