araith

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh areith, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarextus. Cognate with Irish oireacht and Cornish areth.

Noun

araith f (plural areithiau)

  1. oration, address
    Synonyms: anerchiad, arawd
  2. lecture, harangue
    Synonyms: darlith, pregeth
  3. oratory
    Synonyms: areitheg, areithyddiaeth

Derived terms

  • araith anunion (“indirect speech”)
  • araith ddrwg (“bad language”)
  • araith forwynol (“maiden speech”)
  • araith union (“direct speech”)
  • areitheg (“oratory”)
  • areithio (“to orate”)
  • areithydd (“orator”)
  • rhan araith (“part of speech”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of araith
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
araith unchanged unchanged haraith

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