effaith
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin effectus (“effect”), as if via a Proto-Brythonic *efeiθ, but the word is not attested until the 16th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛfai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛfɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛfai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛfɛθ/
Noun[edit]
effaith f (plural effeithiau)
Derived terms[edit]
- effaith tŷ gwydr (“greenhouse effect”)
- effeithio (“to be effective; to affect”)
- effeithiol (“effective”)
- effeithlon (“efficient”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
effaith | unchanged | unchanged | heffaith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “effaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies