enaid
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *enėd, from Proto-Celtic *anatyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛnai̯d/
- Rhymes: -ɛnai̯d
Noun
enaid m (plural eneidiau)
Phraseology
- corff ac enaid — body and soul
- â'm holl enaid — with my whole soul
- enaid y parti — the life and soul of the party
- enaid hoff cytûn — soulmate
Derived terms
- dienaid (“soulless; callous”)
- eneidiog (“having a soul; ensouled”)
- eneidiol (“animated; spiritual; soulful”)
- eneidioli (“to animate; to endue with a soul”)
- eneidioldeb (“spirituality; soulful nature”)
Related terms
Mutation
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References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “enaid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies