effeithiol

Welsh

Etymology

From effaith (“effect”) +‎ -iol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈfei̯θjɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯θjɔl

Adjective

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

  1. effective

Usage notes

This is not to be confused with effeithlon (“efficient”).

Derived terms

  • aneffeithiol (“ineffective”)
  • effeithiolrwydd (“effectiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of effeithiol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
effeithiol unchanged unchanged heffeithiol

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