afradlon

Welsh

Etymology

af- +‎ rhadlon (“good-natured, genial”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /avˈradlɔn/

Adjective

afradlon (feminine singular afradlon, plural afradlon, equative mor afradlon, comparative mwy afradlon, superlative mwyaf afradlon)

  1. wasteful, prodigal, profligate

Derived terms
  • afradlonedd (“prodigality, wastefulness”)
  • afradloni (“to waste, to squander”)
  • mab afradlon (“prodigal son”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afradlon unchanged unchanged hafradlon
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), “afradlon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies 
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