aflwyddiant

Welsh

Etymology

From af- (“un-, dis-”) +‎ llwyddiant (“success, prosperity”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈlʊɨ̯ðjant/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈlʊi̯ðjant/

Noun

aflwyddiant m (plural aflwyddiannau)

failure, calamity

Derived terms

aflwyddiannus (“unsuccessful, calamitous”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aflwyddiant*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aflwyddiant	unchanged	unchanged	haflwyddiant

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aflwyddiant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies