achos

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaχos/

Noun

achos m

alternative form of achaws

Mutation

Mutated forms of *achos*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
achos	unchanged	unchanged	hachos

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

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh achaws, from Proto-Brythonic *axọs, from Vulgar Latin *accāsiō, from Latin occāsiō.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaχɔs/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)χɔs/
(because): (North Wales, South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /χɔs/

Noun

achos m (plural achosion or achosau)

case (actual event, situation, or fact; instance or event as a topic of study; instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms)
cause

Conjunction

achos

because (followed by fod or a “that”-clause)
Synonyms: oblegid, oherwydd

Fydd e ddim yma heddiw achos fod e’n sâl.
He won’t be here today because he’s sick.

Aethon ni ddim achos nad oedd digon o amser gyda ni.
We didn’t go because we didn’t have enough time.

Preposition

achos

(informal) because of
Synonyms: o achos, oherwydd

Derived terms

achos cnawdol (“carnal relations”)
achosi (“to cause”)
diachos (“unnecessary”)
o achos (“because of”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *achos*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
achos	unchanged	unchanged	hachos

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