anffodus

Welsh

Etymology

anffawd (“misfortune”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix), from an- (“un-”) +‎ ffawd (“fate, fortune”), from Latin fātum (“fate”).[1] Another possible surface analysis is an- +‎ ffodus.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /anˈfɔdɨ̞s/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /anˈfoːdɪs/, /anˈfɔdɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdɨ̞s

Adjective

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

  1. unfortunate, unlucky
    Antonym: ffodus

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anffodus unchanged unchanged hanffodus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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