defosiynol

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • dyfosiynol, defosionol

Etymology

Borrowed from English devotional. By surface analysis, defosiwn (“devotion”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

Adjective

defosiynol (feminine singular defosiynol, plural defosiynol, equative mor ddefosiynol, comparative mwy defosiynol, superlative mwyaf defosiynol)

  1. devotional
  2. devout
    Synonyms: bucheddol, addolgar, crefyddol, duwiolfrydig

Mutation

Mutated forms of defosiynol
radical soft nasal aspirate
defosiynol ddefosiynol nefosiynol unchanged

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