bodolaeth

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • bodoliaeth

Etymology

From bodol (“real, extant”) +‎ -aeth.

Noun

bodolaeth f (plural bodolaethau)

  1. existence
    Synonym: bodaeth
    • 2015 September 4, Vaughan Roderick, “Byd y Bale”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎[1]:
      Mae bodolaeth plaid genedlaethol, pa mor bynnag fechan oedd honno, yn rhan o'r ateb
      The existence of a national party, however small it was, is part of the answer
  2. life
    Synonym: bywyd
  3. living being, creature
    Synonyms: creadur, endid, bod

Mutation

Mutated forms of bodolaeth
radical soft nasal aspirate
bodolaeth fodolaeth modolaeth unchanged

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

References

  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bodolaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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