anhawdd

Welsh

Etymology

an- (“un”) +‎ hawdd (“easy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanhau̯ð/, [ˈanɦau̯ð]

Noun

anhawdd m (uncountable)

  1. (literary) alternative form of anodd (“difficult”)

Quotations

  • 1910 November 30, Seren Cymru [The Star of Wales]‎[1], Carmarthen: W. Morgan Evans & Son, page 7:
    Nid oes dim yr ydym yn ei garu'n serchocach na'n hewyllys ein hunain, ac nid oes dim mor anhawdd ei wrthwynebu
    There is nothing we love more dearly than our own will, and there is nothing so difficult to resist

Mutation

Mutated forms of anhawdd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anhawdd unchanged unchanged hanhawdd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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