hanfodol

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From hanfod (“essence”) +‎ -ol.

Adjective

hanfodol (feminine singular hanfodol, plural hanfodol, equative mor hanfodol, comparative mwy hanfodol, superlative mwyaf hanfodol, not mutable)

  1. essential, crucial, vital
    Synonyms: anhepgor, rheidiol, angenrheidiol
  2. essential, substantive, real
    Synonyms: sylweddol, gwirioneddol

Etymology 2

Adjective

hanfodol

  1. h-prothesized form of anfodol (“nonexistent”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfodol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anfodol unchanged unchanged hanfodol

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