amnaid

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Welsh

Etymology

From emneidiaf (“to gesture, beckon, hint”), from Proto-Brythonic *ėnmėtjɨd, from *an- (“intensive prefix”, from Proto-Celtic *ande- (“intensive prefix; inside”)) + Proto-Celtic *smatyeti (“to beckon, nod, gesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mh₂t-yé-ti, from *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”).

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Pronunciation

Noun

amnaid m (plural amnediau or amneidion)

  1. gesture, beckoning, nod, wink
    Synonyms: awgrym, awgrymiad, arwydd, ystum

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amnaid unchanged unchanged hamnaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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