adfyw
Welsh
Etymology
From the stem of adfywio (“to revive”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈadvɨ̞u̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈadvɪu̯/
Adjective
adfyw (feminine singular adfyw, plural adfyw, equative cyn adfyw, comparative mwy adfyw, superlative mwyaf adfyw)
- revived
- Synonym: adfywiedig
- half alive, half dead
- Synonyms: hanner byw, hanner marw, lledfyw
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| adfyw | unchanged | unchanged | hadfyw |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “adfyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies