manteisiol

Welsh

Etymology

mantais (“advantage”) +‎ -iol.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /manˈtei̯ʃɔl/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /manˈtei̯sjɔl/, /manˈtei̯ʃɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯sjɔl

Adjective

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

  1. advantageous, favourable
    Synonyms: buddiol, llesol, ffafriol, proffidiol

Derived terms

Mutation

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