gwadu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwadu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwodad, from Proto-Celtic *wotāti, from Proto-Indo-European *woth₂-éye-ti [whence also Latin vetō (to forbid)[1]] from Proto-Indo-European *weth₂- (to say).

Pronunciation

Verb

gwadu (first-person singular present gwadaf)

  1. (transitive) to deny
  2. (transitive) to disavow, to disown

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • gwadiad (denial)
  • gwadwr (denier)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwadu wadu ngwadu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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