artaith

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to sting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈartai̯θ/

Noun

artaith f (plural arteithiau)

1. torture
2. agony, torment

   Synonyms: dirboen, ing, gwayw, dioddefaint

Derived terms

• arteithio (“to torture”)
• arteithiol (“torturous”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of artaith

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
artaith	unchanged	unchanged	hartaith

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “artaith”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin