cadarnhaol
Welsh
Etymology
From cadarnhau (“to strengthen, reinforce”) + -ol.
Adjective
cadarnhaol (feminine singular cadarnhaol, plural cadarnhaol, equative cyn cadarnhaol, comparative mwy cadarnhaol, superlative mwyaf cadarnhaol)
- strengthening, reinforcing
- positive, affirmative, confirmatory
Derived terms
- geiryn cadarnhaol m (“affirmative particle”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cadarnhaol | gadarnhaol | nghadarnhaol | chadarnhaol |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cadarnhaol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies