llwyrymwrthodol

Welsh

Etymology

llwyrymwrthod (“to renounce, to totally abstain”) +‎ -ol or llwyr (“total, entire”) +‎ ymwrthodol (“abstinent”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɬʊɨ̯r(ˌ)əmʊrˈθɔdɔl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɬʊi̯r(ˌ)əmʊrˈθoːdɔl/, /ˌɬʊi̯r(ˌ)əmʊrˈθɔdɔl/

Adjective

llwyrymwrthodol (feminine singular llwyrymwrthodol, plural llwyrymwrthodol, not comparable)

1. teetotal, totally abstaining from alcohol

Synonyms

• ar y wagen
• dirwestol
• llwyrymataliol
• titotalaidd

 

Related terms

• llwyrymwrthodiad, llwyrymwrthodiaeth (“teetotalism”)
• llwyrymwrthodwr (“teetotaller”)
• cymdeithas lwyrymwrthodol (“temperance society”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwyrymwrthodol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN