anadl

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh anadyl, from Proto-Brythonic *anadl, from Proto-Celtic *anatlā (“breath”) (compare Old Irish anál (“breath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

Noun

anadl m or f (plural anadlau, diminutive anadlyn)

  1. breath
    Synonyms: anadliad, chwyth, chwythad
  2. wind
    Synonyms: gwynt, awel

Derived terms

  • a'i anadlu yn ei ddwrn (“out of breath”, literally “with one's breath in one's fist”)
  • ar un anadl (“in one breath”)
  • anadlu (“to breathe”)
  • dan ei anadl (“under one's breath”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anadl
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anadl unchanged unchanged hanadl

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