eithaf

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Welsh

Alternative forms

  • eitha (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

Old Welsh heitham, from Proto-Celtic *extamos. Cognate with Latin extimus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

eithaf (feminine singular eithaf, plural eithafion, not comparable)

  1. extreme
  2. (grammar) superlative

Derived terms

Adverb

eithaf

  1. quite, rather, somewhat
    O'n nhw'n eitha grymus yn y dechrau ond yn y diwedd ro'n ni'n rhy gryf iddyn nhw.
    They were quite powerful at the start but in the end we were too strong for them.

Usage notes

As an adverb of degree, eitha(f) is used without the linking particle yn. It comes before the adjective and does not trigger soft mutation:

Wel, mae e'n eitha golygus ond dydy e ddim yn olygus iawn. ― Well, he's somewhat handsome but he's not very handsome.

By contrast, the more literary adverbial expression i'r eithaf ("to the extreme") follows the adjective:

Ac mae'r modd y collodd ei fywyd yn drist i'r eithaf. ― And the way he lost his life was extremely sad.

Noun

eithaf m (plural eithafion or eithafoedd)

  1. extremity, limit
    eithafoedd y ddaear ― the ends of the earth

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of eithaf
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eithaf unchanged unchanged heithaf

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