erthyl

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *artilā,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”).[2] Cognate with Latin pariō (“to bear, to give birth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

erthyl m (plural erthylod)

  1. a miscarried foetus, an abortus
  2. abortion
    Synonym: erthyliad
  3. miscarriage
    Synonym: camesgoriad

Derived terms
  • erthylydd, erthylwr (“arbortionist”)
  • erthylu (“to abort, to bring to a premature end”)
  • erthylus (“abortive, abortifactive”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erthyl unchanged unchanged herthyl
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), “erthyl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
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