cadarnhau

Welsh

Etymology

From cadarn (“strong, powerful, steadfast, firm, immovable, established, valid”) +‎ -hau.

Verb

cadarnhau (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to strengthen, make fast or firm, secure, fortify, safeguard, reinforce, replenish; to harden, become obstinate; to cure, heal, make well; to perfect, complete
  2. to declare, affirm, assert, allege; to substantiate, establish, make valid, ratify, sanction, authorize
  3. to confirm, lay hands on (in blessing)

Derived terms

  • cadarnhaol (“strengthening, reinforcing; positive, affirmative, confirmatory”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cadarnhau gadarnhau nghadarnhau chadarnhau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “cadarnhaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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