meddal

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”) from a form *meləd‑ by metathesis.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

meddal (feminine singular meddal, plural meddal, equative meddaled, comparative meddalach, superlative meddalaf)

  1. soft
    Antonym: caled

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of meddal
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddal feddal unchanged unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 102 iv 2

Further reading

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