neilltuad
Welsh
Etymology
neilltuo (“to separate”) + -ad.
Pronunciation
Noun
neilltuad m (usually uncountable, plural neilltuadau, not mutable)
- separation
- setting aside, dedication
- Synonym: cysegriad
- selection, appointment
- division
- difference, distinction
- Synonyms: gwahaniaeth, gwahaniaethiad
- retreat, withdrawal
- Synonyms: enciliad, ymneilltuad
- isolation, segregation
- Synonyms: arwahaniad, ynysiad
Derived terms
- ymneilltuad (“self-separation, withdrawal”)
Mutation
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “neilltuad”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “neilltuad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies