aeth

See also: -aeth and æð

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

• eithyt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.eθ/, /aɨ̯θ/

Verb

aeth

1. third-person singular preterite of mynet

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *anxtu, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱtu, from the root *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”). Cognate with Irish éacht, Irish euchd.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ai̯θ/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ

Noun

aeth m (plural aethau)

1. (obsolete) pain

   Synonym: poen

2. (obsolete) woe grief, sadness

   Synonyms: galar, gofid, tristwch

3. (obsolete) fear, shock

   Synonyms: braw, dychryn, ofn

Derived terms

• aethus (“grievous, painful”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /aːɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /aːθ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /aːθ/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ

Verb

aeth

1. third-person singular preterite of mynd

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aeth	unchanged	unchanged	haeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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