aethus

Welsh

Etymology

From aeth (“grief, pain”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeɨ̯θɨ̞s/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯θɪs/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈiːθɪs/

Adjective

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

1. (dialectal) grievous, dreadful, horrible

   Synonyms: arswydus, dychrynllyd, echrydus, ofnadwy

2. (dialectal) painful

   Synonym: poenus

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aethus	unchanged	unchanged	haethus
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), “aethus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies