anffodus

Welsh

Etymology

anffawd (“misfortune”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix), from an- (“un-”) +‎ ffawd (“fate, fortune”), from Latin fātum (“fate”).[1] Another possible surface analysis is an- +‎ ffodus.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /anˈfɔdɨ̞s/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /anˈfoːdɪs/, /anˈfɔdɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdɨ̞s

Adjective

anffodus (feminine singular anffodus, plural anffodus, equative mor anffodus, comparative mwy anffodus, superlative mwyaf anffodus)

  1. unfortunate, unlucky
    Antonym: ffodus

Mutation

Mutated forms of anffodus
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anffodus unchanged unchanged hanffodus

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

References

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