eiddil

Welsh

Etymology

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Adjective

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

1. feeble, frail, weak, puny

   Synonyms: egwan, dinerth, gwael, tila

2. puny, slight, small, slender

   Synonyms: pitw, bychan, main

Derived terms

• dyfrlys eiddil (“small pondweed”)
• eiddilair (“diminutive”)
• eiddildra, eiddilwch (“feebleness”)
• eiddilo, eiddilhau (“to enfeeble”)
• eiddilwellt (“sandgrass”)
• onn eiddil (“manna ash trees”)

Noun

eiddil m (plural eiddilod, diminutive eiddilyn)

1. weakling

   Synonyms: edlych, gwanddyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of eiddil

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eiddil	unchanged	unchanged	heiddil

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

References

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