amnaid

Welsh

Etymology

From emneidiaf (“to gesture, beckon, hint”), from Proto-Brythonic *ėnmėtjɨd, from *an- (“intensive prefix”, from Proto-Celtic *ande- (“intensive prefix; inside”)) + Proto-Celtic *smatyeti (“to beckon, nod, gesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mh₂t-yé-ti, from *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈamnai̯d/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈamnɛd/, /ˈamnad/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈamnai̯d/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈamnɛd/

Noun

amnaid m (plural amnediau or amneidion)

gesture, beckoning, nod, wink
Synonyms: awgrym, awgrymiad, arwydd, ystum

Mutation

Mutated forms of *amnaid*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amnaid	unchanged	unchanged	hamnaid

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

References

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