diffaith

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh diffeith, from Latin dēfectus.

Adjective

diffaith (feminine singular diffaith, plural diffaith, equative diffaithed, comparative diffeithach, superlative diffeithaf)

1. desert, desolate, uninhabited, wild, barren

   Synonym: anial

2. evil, wicked, base, dissolute
3. rotten, unclean
4. purposeless, worthless
5. disgusting, objectionable

Derived terms

• diffeithdir, diffeithwch (“wasteland, desert”)
• diffeithdra (“depravity”)

Noun

diffaith m (plural diffeithau or diffeithoedd or diffeithydd)

1. desert, wilderness, wasteland, desolation

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diffaith	ddiffaith	niffaith	unchanged
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), “diffaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies