credadwy

Welsh

Etymology

From credu (“to believe”) +‎ -adwy (“-able”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /krɛˈdadʊɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /krɛˈdadu/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /krɛˈdaːdʊi̯/, /krɛˈdadʊi̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /krɛˈdaːdu/, /krɛˈdadu/
• Rhymes: -adʊɨ̯

Adjective

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

1. believable, credible
2. believing, faithful

Antonyms

• anghredadwy

Derived terms

• credadwyaeth ("credibility")
• credadwyaeth ("credibility, ability to believe")

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
credadwy	gredadwy	nghredadwy	chredadwy
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), “credadwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies