bwystfilaidd

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bwystfil (beast, monster) +‎ -aidd (-like, -ly).

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. beastly, brutish, savage, wild

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bwystfilaidd fwystfilaidd mwystfilaidd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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