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Welsh
Pronunciation
Suffix
-aniaeth f (plural -aniaethau)
- Forms abstract nouns.
- gwlyb (“wet”) + -aniaeth → gwlybaniaeth (“moisture”)
- crydd (“cobbler”) + -aniaeth → cryddaniaeth (“shoemaking”)
- brwd (“enthusiastic”) + -aniaeth → brwdaniaeth (“fervour”)
- drud (“expensive”) + -aniaeth → drudaniaeth (“costliness”)
Usage notes
- Most nouns with this rare suffix are feminine although some may be masculine, including the most common examples of its usage, gwlybaniaeth (“moisture”).
Derived terms
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-aniaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies