aflwydd

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Welsh

Etymology

From af- (“un-, dis-”) +‎ llwydd (“prosperity, fortune”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈavlʊɨ̯ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈavlʊi̯ð/

Noun

aflwydd m (plural aflwyddau)

misfortune, failure, calamity

Related terms

aflwyddiant (“failure, calamity”)
aflwyddiannus (“unsuccessful, calamitous”)
aflwyddo (“to fail”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aflwydd*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aflwydd	unchanged	unchanged	haflwydd

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), “aflwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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