effeithiol

Welsh

Etymology

From effaith (“effect”) +‎ -iol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈfei̯θjɔl/
• Rhymes: -ei̯θjɔl

Adjective

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

1. effective

Usage notes

This is not to be confused with effeithlon (“efficient”).

Derived terms

• effeithiolrwydd (“effectiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of effeithiol

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
effeithiol	unchanged	unchanged	heffeithiol

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