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Welsh
Etymology
Analysable as gwrth- (“anti-, contra-”) + cyferbyniol (“opposite, contrasting”) or gwrthgyferbynnu (“to contrast, to compare”) + -iol (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡʊrθɡəvɛrˈbənjɔl/,
Adjective
gwrthgyferbyniol (feminine singular gwrthgyferbyniol, plural gwrthgyferbyniol, not comparable)
- antithetical, opposing, contrasting
Mutation
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), “gwrthgyferbyniol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies