afreolaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From afreol (“disorder, unruliness”) +‎ -aeth.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌavrɛˈɔlaɨ̯θ/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌavrɛˈoːlai̯θ/, /ˌavrɛˈɔlai̯θ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌavrɛˈoːlɛθ/, /ˌavrɛˈɔlɛθ/

Noun

afreolaeth f (uncountable)

  1. disorder, unruliness
    Antonyms: aflywodraeth, anhrefn

Mutation

Mutated forms of afreolaeth
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afreolaeth unchanged unchanged hafreolaeth

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