anobeithiol
Welsh
Etymology
Analysable as either anobaith + -iol or an- + gobeithiol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌanɔˈbei̯θjɔl/
Adjective
anobeithiol (feminine singular anobeithiol, plural anobeithiol, equative cyn anobeithiol, comparative mwy anobeithiol, superlative mwyaf anobeithiol)
- hopeless, desperate, despondent
- Synonyms: diobaith, digalon
- hopeless, useless, ineffectual
- Synonyms: affwysol, diwerth
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| anobeithiol | unchanged | unchanged | hanobeithiol |
| 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), “anobeithiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies