afiechyd

Welsh

Etymology

From afiach (“dirty, squalid, unwholesome; diseased, sickly”) +‎ -yd.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈjɛχɨ̞d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈjeːχɪd/, /avˈjɛχɪd/

Noun

afiechyd m (plural afiechydon)

1. disease, illness

Mutation

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

Further reading

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