etholadwy

Welsh

Etymology

From ethol (“to fear”) +‎ -adwy (“to elect, to choose”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌɛθɔˈladʊɨ̯/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌɛθɔˈlaːdʊi̯/, /ˌɛθɔˈladʊi̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌɛθɔˈlaːdu/, /ˌɛθɔˈladu/
  • Rhymes: -adʊɨ̯

Adjective

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

  1. eligible, electable
  2. elective

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
etholadwy unchanged unchanged hetholadwy
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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