-anaeth
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -anaeth
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈanaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈanɛθ/, /ˈanaθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)nai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)nɛθ/
Suffix[edit]
-anaeth m or f
- Forms abstract nouns.
- drud (“expensive”) + -anaeth → drudanaeth (“costliness”)
Usage notes[edit]
This is a variation of the rare suffix -aniaeth, found only in the word drudanaeth (“costliness”), itself an alternative form of drudaniaeth, which is recorded as being either feminine or feminine/masculine. No plural form is noted.
Derived terms[edit]
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -anaeth not found
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-anaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies