diobaith
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom di- (“un-, -less”) + gobaith (“hope”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /di.ˈɔbai̯θ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /di.ˈoːbai̯θ/, /di.ˈɔbai̯θ/
Adjective
editdiobaith (feminine singular diobaith, plural diobaith, equative mor ddiobaith, comparative mwy diobaith, superlative mwyaf diobaith)
- hopeless, despondent
- Synonym: anobeithiol
- Antonym: gobeithiol
Mutation
edit| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| diobaith | ddiobaith | niobaith | 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), “diobaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies