anobeithiol

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Analysable as either anobaith +‎ -iol or an- +‎ gobeithiol.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌanɔˈbei̯θjɔl/

Adjective

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anobeithiol (feminine singular anobeithiol, plural anobeithiol, equative mor anobeithiol, comparative mwy anobeithiol, superlative mwyaf anobeithiol)

  1. hopeless, desperate, despondent
    Synonyms: diobaith, digalon
  2. hopeless, useless, ineffectual
    Synonyms: affwysol, diwerth

Mutation

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Mutated forms of anobeithiol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anobeithiol unchanged unchanged hanobeithiol

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

Further reading

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