afiechyd

Welsh

Etymology

From afiach (“dirty, squalid, unwholesome; diseased, sickly”) +‎ -yd.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈjɛχɨ̞d/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈjeːχɪd/, /avˈjɛχɪd/

Noun

afiechyd m (usually uncountable, plural afiechydon)

ill health, (chronic) illness
Synonyms: salwch, gwaeledd, clefyd, haint, anhwylder

Derived terms

Afiechyd Imiwnedd Diffygiol (“Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS”)
afiechyd meddwl (“mental illness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *afiechyd*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afiechyd	unchanged	unchanged	hafiechyd

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

Further reading

D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “afiechyd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afiechyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies