-aniaeth

• -anaeth

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈanjaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈanjɛθ/, /ˈanjaθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈanjai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈanjɛθ/

-aniaeth f (plural -aniaethau)

1. Forms abstract nouns.

   ‎gwlyb (“wet”) + ‎-aniaeth → ‎gwlybaniaeth (“moisture”)

   ‎crydd (“cobbler”) + ‎-aniaeth → ‎cryddaniaeth (“shoemaking”)

   ‎brwd (“enthusiastic”) + ‎-aniaeth → ‎brwdaniaeth (“fervour”)

   ‎drud (“expensive”) + ‎-aniaeth → ‎drudaniaeth (“costliness”)

• Most nouns with this rare suffix are feminine although some may be masculine, including the most common examples of its usage, gwlybaniaeth (“moisture”).

• -aeth
• -iaeth

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