aeth

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See also: -aeth and æð

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.eθ/, /aɨ̯θ/

Verb

aeth

  1. third-person singular preterite of mynet

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *anxtu, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱtu, from the root *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”). Cognate with Irish éacht, Irish euchd.

Pronunciation

Noun

aeth m (plural aethau)

  1. (obsolete) pain
    Synonym: poen
  2. (obsolete) woe grief, sadness
    Synonyms: galar, gofid, tristwch
  3. (obsolete) fear, shock
    Synonyms: braw, dychryn, ofn
Derived terms
  • aethus (“grievous, painful”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

aeth

  1. third-person singular preterite of mynd

Mutation

Mutated forms of aeth
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
aeth unchanged unchanged haeth

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

References

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