eithafol

Welsh

Etymology

eithaf (“extreme”) +‎ -ol.

Adjective

eithafol (feminine singular eithafol, plural eithafol, not comparable)

  1. extreme, extremist, excessive
    Synonyms: penboeth, anghymedrol

Mutation

Mutated forms of eithafol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eithafol unchanged unchanged heithafol

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “extremist”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “eithafol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eithafol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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