anfuddiol

Welsh

Etymology

an- (“un-”) +‎ buddiol (“beneficial”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. unbeneficial, unprofitable, unavailing
    Synonyms: di-fudd, aflesol, amhroffidiol, dielw
  2. useless, worthless
    Synonyms: diwerth, dibwrpas, ofer, gwag

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfuddiol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anfuddiol unchanged unchanged hanfuddiol

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