ysbrydol

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • sbrydol (colloquial)

Etymology

From ysbryd (“spirit”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əsˈbrədɔl/, [əsˈprədɔl]
  • Rhymes: -ədɔl

Adjective

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

  1. spiritual, sacred
    Synonyms: duwiol, sanctaidd
  2. ghostly, supernatural
    Synonym: goruwchnaturiol
  3. spirited, lively
    Synonyms: nwyfus, bywiog

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysbrydol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysbrydol unchanged unchanged hysbrydol

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